Severe exacerbation of hepatitis C–associated vasculitic neuropathy following treatment with interferon alpha: A case report and literature review

• Kanokwan Boonyapisit

• Bashar Katirji

抄録

Vasculitic neuropathy may occur in association with chronic hepatitis C infection. Interferon alpha (IFNα), an effective treatment for chronic hepatitis C, can precipitate or worsen autoimmune diseases. We report a patient with chronic hepatitis C and mild indolent vasculitic sensorimotor peripheral polyneuropathy, who developed severe mononeuropathy multiplex soon after IFNα was initiated, and review the literature on worsening vasculitic neuropathy after IFNα treatment for chronic hepatitis C. Care should be taken after starting patient with chronic hepatitis C–associated vasculitic neuropathy on IFNα, as there is evidence that IFNα may exacerbate the neuropathy. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Muscle Nerve 25: 000–000, 2002

収録刊行物

• Muscle & Nerve

  Muscle & Nerve 25 (6), 909-913, 2002-05-30

  Wiley

キーワード

• Physiology (medical)
• Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
• Neurology (clinical)
• Physiology

詳細情報

• CRID: 1363107370006024576
• NII論文ID: 30004645707
• NII書誌ID: AA00749357
• DOI: 10.1002/mus.10118
• ISSN: 10974598
• ISSN: 0148639X
• Web Site: https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fmus.10118
• Web Site: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/mus.10118
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