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| Quarantini,Lucas C.; Cruz,Simone Cunha; Batista-Neves,Susana Carolina; Paraná,Raymundo; Miranda-Scippa,Ângela; Bressan,Rodrigo A.. |
| Pegylated Interferon-alpha, combined with ribavirin, gives high sustained virological response in patients with hepatitis C virus, an important public health problem and one of the most frequent chronic infectious diseases worldwide. Though it has therapeutic benefits, treatment with IFN-alpha may be complicated by various side effects, especially symptoms of major depression and acute mania. Psychosis is a rare side effect, and its management usually includes discontinuation of IFN-alpha. We report a case of psychotic disorder that occurred during therapy with pegylated Interferon-alpha given associated with ribavirin. After good response to psychiatric treatment, it became possible to finish the anti-viral therapy. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Interferon-alpha; Hepatitis C; Psychosis. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000600010 |
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