Korean J Med.
2008 Jan;74(1):90-93.
Peg-interferon induced autoimmune thyroiditis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea. green740@naver.com
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- Peg-interferon is the main therapeutic agent in patients infected with the hepatitis C virus. It is rather safe, but it is known to induce production of autoantibodies and it can lead to the occurrence of autoimmune disease. Interferon induced thyroiditis is considered a major clinical problem for patients who receive interferon therapy. We recently experienced a 36 year-old woman who developed peg-interferon induced thyroiditis. To the best of our knowledge, this is a rare case report in Korea. We report here on this casea long with a review of the literature.
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