Pleural effusion associated with pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin treatment for chronic hepatitis C | Zendy

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Pleural effusion associated with pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin treatment for chronic hepatitis C

Author(s) -

Arora Amit,

Vargas Leonardo,

Kuzniar Tomasz J.

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of hospital medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.128

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 1553-5606

pISSN - 1553-5592

DOI - 10.1002/jhm.452

Subject(s) - medicine , ribavirin , pleural effusion , pneumonitis , pegylated interferon , gastroenterology , alpha interferon , pneumonia , lung , hepatitis c , pleurisy , chronic hepatitis , immunology , interferon , virus

Lung toxicity related to interferon (IFN) alpha typically takes a form of interstitial pneumonitis, granulomatous inflammation, or organizing pneumonia. We report a case of a 52‐year‐old woman, who developed pneumonitis with exudative, lymphocytic‐predominant pleural effusion following treatment with pegylated IFN alpha and ribavirin for hepatitis C. Her symptoms and lung findings resolved over 3 months of observation without corticosteroid therapy. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2009;4:E45–E46. © 2009 Society of Hospital Medicine.

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