Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-03T17:31:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-12-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2019-10-04T16:20:23Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0004-28032018002400329.pdf: 264375 bytes, checksum: a057596e119e73acaf2321d69db282bd (MD5); RESUMOCONTEXTO:A infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C (HCV) é uma das principais causas de hepatite C crônica e provoca implicações graves para pa...
OBJECTIVE: To characterize thyroid disturbances induced by interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. INTRODUCTION: Interferon-alpha is used to treat chronic hepatitis C infections. This compound commonly induces both autoimmune and non-autoimmune thyroiditis. METHODS: We prospectively selected 26 patients with chronic hepatitis C infections. Clinical examinations, hormonal eva...