Pericarditis after therapy with interferon-alpha for chronic hepatitis C

A Boonen; R W Stockbrügger; S van der Linden

doi:10.1007/s100670050081

Pericarditis after therapy with interferon-alpha for chronic hepatitis C

Clin Rheumatol. 1999;18(2):177-9. doi: 10.1007/s100670050081.

Authors

A Boonen¹, R W Stockbrügger, S van der Linden

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. aboo@SINT.AZM.NL

PMID: 10357129
DOI: 10.1007/s100670050081

Abstract

We report a patient with pericarditis following therapy with interferon-alpha for chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Possible relationships between pericarditis, hepatitis C and its treatment with interferon-alpha are briefly discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Hepatitis C, Chronic / drug therapy*
Humans
Interferon-alpha / adverse effects*
Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use
Pericarditis / chemically induced*

Substances

Interferon-alpha