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Br J Ophthalmol 87:423-431 doi:10.1136/bjo.87.4.423
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    • Clinical science

Human recombinant interferon alfa-2a for the treatment of Behçet's disease with sight threatening posterior or panuveitis

Table 4

Side effects of IFN

Symptom No %
Flu-like syndrome is fatigue, headache, arthralgia, fever.
ANA = antinuclear antibodies.
Flu-like syndrome 50 100
Reddening at site of injection 50 100
Leucopenia 20 40
Alopecia 12 24
Itching 10 20
Fibromyalgia 5 10
Depression 4 8
Worsening of psoriasis 2 4
Thyroiditis 2 4
Worsening of seizures 1 2
Autoantibodies
ANA 8 (1 dsDNA) 16
Thyroid 3 6

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