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Letter
Retinopathy is not the only ocular symptom: myasthenia gravis in association with interferon therapy
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Interferons (IFNs) have antiviral and antimitogenic effects and are often used in the treatment of viral hepatitis or some neoplasms. However, they have various side effects including fever, nausea, depression, retinopathy, and autoimmune diseases. Although myasthenia gravis (MG) is rarely associated with IFN therapy, some cases developing MG after IFN or IFN/ribavirin combined therapy for chronic active hepatitis C have been reported.1–5 We report such a case by reviewing the clinical data.
Case report
A 69 year old man with chronic hepatitis C for 11 years had been treated with IFN-α monotherapy (IFN 6×106 IU three times a week after 2 weeks of daily injections). The first treatment started in April 2002. There was …