[Thyroid dysfunctions in patients with viral hepatitis treated with interferon-alpha].

Introduction: Many studies have explored that thyroid dysfunctions can be induced by cytokine therapy. Most observations were collected in connection with the treatment of viral hepatitis with interferon-alpha.

Aim And Methods: Frequency and types of thyroid dysfunction developed during and after recombinant interferon-alpha treatment were studied in 138 patients with viral hepatitis C or B.