Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: to assess the frequency and pattern of thyroid dysfunctions (TD) in Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) with and without interferon alpha (IFN) therapy.Methods: thyroid function as well as thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO Ab) were assessed in 40 untreated Chronic HCV patients (HCV group), 30 HCV patients under IFN alpha therapy, for more than three months (IFN group) and 50 healthy age and sex matched controls.</...