Vogt-Kyonagi-Harada disease occurring during interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Journal Article

A., Al-Muammar A, Al-Mudhaiyan T, Al-Otaibi M, Abdo A, Abu El-Asrar . 2010

• Publication Work Type: Research
• Magazine \ Newspaper: Int Ophthalmol.
• Volume Number: 30
• Pages: 611-13

Publication Abstract

We report a case of Vogt–Koyanagi– Harada (VKH) disease in a 30-year-old patient who was receiving interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus infection. The intraocular inflammation responded to systemic corticosteroid and mycophenolate mofetil treatment. Physicians should be aware of the association between interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy for hepatitis C virus infection and the development of VKH disease.
Keywords Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada Disease Interferon Hepatitis C