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ea0029p1661 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012

A rare case of interferon-α-induced hyperthyroidism in a patient with chronic hepatitis C with granulocytopaenia and transaminasemia treated successfully with radioiodine

Czarnywojtek A. , Waligorska-Stachura J. , Szczepanek-Parulska E. , Zgorzalewicz-Stachowiak M. , Bereszynska I. , Kurdybacha P. , Stangierski A. , Harasymczuk J. , Florek E. , Wasko R. , Ruchala M.

Background: Conventional management of Interferon-α-Induced Hyperthyroidism (IIH) with radioactive iodine (RAI) may be used when treatment with β blockers or antithyroid drugs (ATD), proves ineffective or is contraindicated.Case presentation: We present a 38-year-old woman who has been treated with combined pegylated interferon alpha (INF-α) and Ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C. Destructive thyrotoxicosis appeared after four months of con...

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A rare case of interferon-α-induced hyperthyroidism in a patient with chronic hepatitis C with granulocytopaenia and transaminasemia treated successfully with radioiodine

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