Graves’ Disease following Interferon Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2008, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
We describe the first case of Graves’ disease occurring at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, in a patient who was under treatment with interferon alfa for HCV infection. INF-α is now being widely used to treat patients with a variety of disorders including infection with hepatitis C virus. Clinical thyroid disease, hypo and hyperthyroidism can occur in up to 5% of patients. We emphasize the need for thyroid function screening before and during therapy to identify patients early in the course of their disease..
Authors and Affiliations
Omayma El Shafie| Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Samir Hussein| Departments of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Waheed El Awady| Departments of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Nicholas Woodhouse| Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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