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15580406

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
Retinal abnormalities, including retinal hemorrhage and "cotton-wool" spots, often occur within the first 8 weeks in the course of interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Here, we describe a case of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease occurring 4 months after the start of interferon alpha treatment, probably induced by the immunomodulatory effects of interferon. Therefore, we conclude that chronic hepatitis C patients, especially people with darkly pigmented skin, need to be closely monitored for ophthalmologic complications, by periodic check-up of the optic fundi, for a prolonged period, during interferon treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0944-1174
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1106-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease occurring during interferon alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-15 Yamada-Oka, 565-0871, Suita, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports