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

• نوع عمل المنشور: Research
• المجلة \ الصحيفة: Int Ophthalmol.
• رقم الإصدار السنوي: 30
• الصفحات: 611-13

مستخلص المنشور

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