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First-wave protease inhibitors for hepatitis C genotype 1 treatment: a real-life experience in Brazilian patients

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Licensed for chronic hepatitis C treatment in 2011, the protease inhibitors (PIs) telaprevir (TVR) and boceprevir (BOC), which have high sustained viral responses (SVR), ushered a new era characterized by the development of direct-action drugs against the hepatitis C virus (HCV). ...

Hematological and dermatological adverse events during hepatitis C treatment with peg-interferon and ribavirin

Objective: To evaluate frequency and impact of adverse events, mainly the hematological and dermatological ones, on sustained virological response, and compliance to hepatitis C treatment. Methods: Patients were treated according to the guidelines of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Variables associated...

Depressive episode incidence in patients with chronic hepatitis c treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Background The effectiveness of antiviral therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C is far from ideal and presents several adverse events. Among such events, there is the depressive episode that can even lead to treatment discontinuity Objective Analyze the incide...

Tiroiditis no-autoinmunes
Non-autoimmune thyroiditis

Medicina (B.Aires); 74 (6), 2014
El término tiroiditis comprende un grupo de enfermedades de la glándula tiroides caracterizado por la presencia de inflamación, abarcando entidades autoinmunes y no-autoinmunes. Pueden manifestarse como enfermedades agudas con dolor tiroideo severo (tiroiditis subaguda y tiroiditis infecciosas), y con...

Interferon-associated retinopathy in a patient with metastatic melanoma

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 77 (5), 2014
We present the unusual case of a 35 year-old woman with stage IV melanoma and widespread metastases, who was undergoing treatment with interferon alpha-2b and who presented with interferon-associated retinopathy. The patient, who had been taking interferon treatment for three months, complained of a sudd...

Dermatofibromas eruptivos múltiplos einfecção pelo HCV tratada com interferon

Rev. AMRIGS; 51 (1), 2007
O dermatofibroma é um tumor fibrohistiocístico benigno comum. Os dermatofibromas eruptivos múltiplos são definidos arbitrariamente pela presença de 15 ou mais dermatofibromas ou pelo desenvolvimento de 5 a 8 destes em um período menor do que 4 meses. A patogênese dos dermatofibromas eruptivos múl...

Retinopatia causada pelo uso de interferon em pacientes portadores de hepatite C

Rev. AMRIGS; 48 (3), 2004
Objetivo do estudo é relatar casos de retinopatia causada pelo uso de interferon e discutir suas características clínicas e evolução. O método empregado foi um estudo descritivo, com relato de casos de pacientes portadores de hepatite C, que apresentaram retinopatia pelo uso do interferon. O uso de...