Graves’ disease following interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C infection

الملخص EN

We describe the first case of Graves’ disease occurring at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, in a patient who was under treatment with interferon alfa for HCV infection.

INF-α is now being widely used to treat patients with a variety of disorders including infection with hepatitis C virus.

Clinical thyroid disease, hypo and hyperthyroidism can occur in up to 15 % of patients.

We emphasize the need for thyroid function screening before and during therapy to identify patients early in the course of their disease..