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Hyercalcemia induced by interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis C
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Hyercalcemia induced by interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis C

Waleed I. Albaker
Journal of family and community medicine, Vol.19(2), pp.141-144
01/01/2012
PMCID: PMC3410179
PMID: 22870420

Abstract

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Interferon is being increasingly used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. Several case reports have suggested an association between interferon therapy and sarcoidosis with hypercalcemia. We report a case of severe hypercalcemic crisis with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy in a male patient who was receiving interferon therapy for hepatitis C. Gastroenterologists should be aware of this unusual but clinically important complication of interferon therapy.

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