Development of Acute Pancreatitis Due to Pegylated Interferon Alpha 2a in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis B: A Case Report

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Kose Ş., Turken M., Tanrisev M., Akkoclu G.

VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.35-37, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/vhd.69875
  • Dergi Adı: VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-37
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chronic hepatitis B, pegylated interferon alpha 2a, acute pancreatitis
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Interferons (IFNs) are immunomodulatory and antiviral agents used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C. Development of acute pancreatitis is a very rare complication seen during IFN (pegylated or standard) treatment in chronic viral hepatitis. In this report, we present a 50-year-old patient with chronic renal insufficiency and chronic hepatitis B who developed acute pancreatitis during treatment with peg-IFN alpha-2a.