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Open AccessArticle10.1111/j.1742-1241.2000.tb10959.x

INTERFERON TREATMENT FOR THROMBOCYTOPENIA ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC HCV INFECTION

Ahmet Uygun,Abdurrahman Kadayıfçı,Nuri Erçin,Soyhan Bağcı,Kemal Dağalp-2000-12-01-International Journal of Clinical Practice
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SUMMARY Thrombocytopenia is commonly seen in patients with chronic liver disease, due mainly to hypersplenism secondary to portal hypertension. We report a case of chronic hepatitis C admitted with thrombocytopenia of unknown cause. The patient's symptoms and platelet count improved markedly with interferon treatment. We conclude that interferon treatment in chronic C hepatitis may improve HCV‐induced thrombocytopenia.

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SUMMARY Thrombocytopenia is commonly seen in patients with chronic liver disease, due mainly to hypersplenism secondary to portal hypertension. We report a case of chronic hepatitis C admitted with thrombocytopenia of unknown cause. The patient's symptoms and platelet count improved markedly with interferon treatment. We conclude that interferon treatment in chronic C hepatitis may improve HCV‐induced thrombocytopenia.

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MedicineChronic hepatitisInterferonChronic liver diseaseInterferon alfaHepatitis CViral diseaseImmunology

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