Pegylated Interferon Alpha 2a Associated Dermatitis: A Case Report

NAYMAN ALPAT S., Nemli S. A., ERBEN N., DOYUK KARTAL E., Ozgunes I., USLUER G.

VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.116-118, 2009 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.116-118
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A case of dermatitis associated with pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) alpha 2a plus ribavirin treatment in chronic hepatitis C virus infection was reported. Peg-IFN alpha 2a with a dose of 180 microgram/week and ribavirin with a dose of 1000 mg/day combination therapy was initiated to a female patient with chronic hepatitis C infection. The patient was readmitted to our hospital because of rashes on abdominal region with pruritis at the 8 months of the combination therapy. For the lesions desloratodin and terfanidin prepenoflan treatmentwasinitiated. The lesions were regressed in 10 days.