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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Título : | Psychosis During Peginterferon-α2a and Ribavirin Therapy: Case Report |
Otros títulos : | The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Autor : | Quarantini, Lucas de Castro Cruz, Simone Cunha Neves, Susana Carolina Batista Paraná, Raymundo Scippa, Ângela Marisa de Aquino Miranda Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca |
metadata.dc.creator: | Quarantini, Lucas de Castro Cruz, Simone Cunha Neves, Susana Carolina Batista Paraná, Raymundo Scippa, Ângela Marisa de Aquino Miranda Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca |
Resumen : | Pegylated Interferon-alpha, combined with ribavirin, gives high sustained virological response in patients with hepatitis C virus, an important public health problem and one of the most frequent chronic infectious diseases worldwide. Though it has therapeutic benefits, treatment with IFN-alpha may be complicated by various side effects, especially symptoms of major depression and acute mania. Psychosis is a rare side effect, and its management usually includes discontinuation of IFNalpha. We report a case of psychotic disorder that occurred during therapy with pegylated Interferonalpha given associated with ribavirin. After good response to psychiatric treatment, it became possible to finish the anti-viral therapy. |
Palabras clave : | Interferon-alpha hepatitis C psychosis |
URI : | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/5036 |
Fecha de publicación : | 2006 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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