| Literature DB >> 12853555 |
Sandra Abi-Nassif1, Eugene J Mark, Robert B Fogel, Robert K Hallisey.
Abstract
A 49-year-old man with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus developed interstitial pneumonitis documented by surgical lung biopsy specimen evaluation after two weekly doses of pegylated interferon-alpha(2)b in combination with ribavirin. He developed ARDS and died after 26 days of hospitalization from multisystem organ failure. This case suggests that interstitial pulmonary disease can occur with pegylated interferon-alpha(2)b therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12853555 DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.1.406
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chest ISSN: 0012-3692 Impact factor: 9.410