Rheumatoid arthritis probably induced by pegylated interferon in a patient with chronic hepatitis C

Ajit Sood; Vandana Midha; Neena Sood

Rheumatoid arthritis probably induced by pegylated interferon in a patient with chronic hepatitis C

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jan-Feb;23(1):28-9.

Authors

Ajit Sood¹, Vandana Midha, Neena Sood

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab. ajitsood10@sify.com

PMID: 15106716

Abstract

We report a 47-year-old woman who developed features of rheumatoid arthritis 20 weeks after initiation of treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C. She continued to have symptoms six months after discontinuation of the drugs which she received for 24 weeks with rival clearance.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antiviral Agents / adverse effects*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / chemically induced*
Female
Hepatitis C, Chronic / drug therapy*
Humans
Interferon alpha-2
Interferon-alpha / adverse effects*
Middle Aged
Polyethylene Glycols / adverse effects*
Recombinant Proteins

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Interferon alpha-2
Interferon-alpha
Recombinant Proteins
Polyethylene Glycols
peginterferon alfa-2a