Organizing Pneumonia Associated with Pegylated Interferon α and Ribavirin Therapy
Hepatitis C virus infection is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in the United States of America. Pegylated interferon α and ribavirin combination is the mainstay of treatment. Severe pulmonary toxicities are rarely reported. We report here a case of severe form of organizing pneumonia seco...
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Main Authors: | Amit Chopra, Creticus Marak, Narendrakumar Alappan, Chang Shim |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Pulmonology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/794592 |
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