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Interferon-alpha induced depression in a patient with hepatitis C : case Report

Neuropsychiatric symptoms are commonly associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, its sequelae, and its treatment. Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) treatment has been repeatedly shown to induce significant symptoms of depression in 20% to 50% of patients.We present a case of 33 years old male diagnosed with Hepatitis C.Two months after the IFN therapy started he presented depressive symptoms-

Interferon-alpha; hepatitis C; depression

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