Severe thyroid ophthalmopathy related to interferon alpha therapy

The authors report a case of a 49-year-old patient presenting with dysthyroid ophthalmopathy, who was treated with interferon alpha for chronic hepatitis C. Proptosis appeared 3 months after treatment onset and many complications occurred over more than 1 year. The extreme severity seen in this case...

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Published in:	Journal français d'ophtalmologie Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 412 - 415
Main Authors:	Binaghi, M, Lévy, C, Douvin, C, Guittard, M, Soubrane, G, Coscas, G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 01-04-2002
Subjects:	Female Graves Disease - complications Graves Disease - drug therapy Humans Interferon-alpha - therapeutic use Middle Aged Treatment Outcome
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