Diagnosis and management of interstitial pneumonitis associated with interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C

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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2010; 16(35): 4394-4399
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Table 2 Clinical data about patients in two subgroups

Severity of IP	Cases, n (%)	Sex (M/F)	Age (yr, mean)	Duration of IFN therapy (wk, mean)	Steroid therapy
Severe group	8 (36)	4/4	57.1	5.9	6/2
M and M group	14 (64)	7/7	52.1	14.4	9/7
P value	--	1.00	0.201¹	0.041²	0.43

¹U = 31.5, W = 109.5;

²U = 20.5, W = 53.5, P < 0.05 by Mann-Whitney test. M and M group: Mild or moderate pulmonary functional impairment group. IP: Interstitial pneumonitis; IFN: Interferon.

Citation: Ji FP, Li ZX, Deng H, Xue HA, Liu Y, Li M. Diagnosis and management of interstitial pneumonitis associated with interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(35): 4394-4399
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4394