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

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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.

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The authors thank Ms. Connie B. Unisa-Marfil for secretarial work. This work was supported by Medical Research Chair funded by Dr. Nasser Al-Rasheed.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Abdulrahman M. Al-Muammar, Tariq M. Al-Mudhaiyan, Mohammed Al Otaibi & Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar

  2. Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Ayman Abdo

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Airport Road, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar

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Al-Muammar, A.M., Al-Mudhaiyan, T.M., Al Otaibi, M. et al. Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease occurring during interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Int Ophthalmol 30, 611–613 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-010-9357-0

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