A periappendiceal abscess during combination interferon and ribavirin treatment for chronic hepatitis C] |
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| Authors: | Teruko Hino Tatsuya Ide Takeshi Toubaru Hiroko Korekoda Hiroshi Kawano Akiko Hisamochi Koichiro Kuhara Osamu Tsuruta Ryukichi Kumashiro Michio Sata |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine. |
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A 57-year old woman received interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin combination treatment for chronic hepatitis C. High fever and lower abdominal pain developed 10 months after the start of treatment. Antibiotic drugs were not effective. After two weeks, colonoscopic findings revealed a periappendiceal abscess. After colonoscopy study, fever decreased. We have to suspect abscess formation too as appearing a high fever during interferon and ribavirin combination treatment. |
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