ALPHA-INTERFERON TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS-C - NEED FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS IN SELECTING PATIENTS

被引:31
作者
BLACK, M [1 ]
PETERS, M [1 ]
机构
[1] WASHINGTON UNIV, SCH MED, ST LOUIS, MO 63110 USA
关键词
INTERFERON-ALPHA; HEPATITIS-C; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL; PREDNISONE;
D O I
10.7326/0003-4819-116-1-86
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with alpha-interferon requires careful selection of patients. This process appears relatively straightforward and is usually successful. Occasionally, however, patients are encountered in whom differentiation of chronic hepatitis C from autoimmune chronic active hepatitis is difficult. Because the use of interferon in patients with the latter form of liver disease causes significant exacerbation of indices of injury, precise diagnosis is essential. Such precision could be achieved using tests specific for hepatitis C infection that will soon be introduced.
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