A case report of painful oral ulcerations associated with the use of alpha interferon in a patient with chronic hepatitis due to non-A non-B non-C virus

Authors

T Qaseem, Aga Khan University
W Jafri, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
S Abid, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
S Hamid, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
H Khan, Aga Khan University

Document Type

Report

Department

Gastroenterology

Abstract

The following case report is of a patient who received alpha interferon for non-A, non-B, non-C chronic hepatitis and developed severe painful oral ulcerations associated with inanition and weight loss. The association of painful oral ulcerations with interferon therapy has not been reported before.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Military Medicine

Recommended Citation

Qaseem, T., Jafri, W., Abid, S., Hamid, S., Khan, H. (1993). A case report of painful oral ulcerations associated with the use of alpha interferon in a patient with chronic hepatitis due to non-A non-B non-C virus. Military Medicine, 158(2), 126-127.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_med_gastroenterol/160