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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy after treatment with interferon‐α
Author(s) -
Meriggioli Matthew N.,
Rowin Julie
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(200003)23:3<433::aid-mus17>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy , medicine , chronic hepatitis , alpha interferon , polyneuropathy , interferon , immunology , interferon alfa , polyradiculoneuropathy , multiple sclerosis , gastroenterology , guillain barre syndrome , antibody , virus
Treatment with interferon‐α (IFN‐α) has been associated with the occurrence of a number of autoimmune disorders. We report a case of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) occurring in a patient with a chronic viral hepatitis C infection who received a novel, long‐acting form of IFN‐α. After withdrawal of the interferon treatment, this patient responded to a single extended course of plasma exchange that resulted in a complete clinical remission of symptoms without relapse. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 23: 433–435, 2000