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. 2004 Nov 1;49(11):1966–1970. doi: 10.1007/s10620-004-9602-3

Case Report: Severe Interstitial Pneumonitis Secondary to Pegylated Interferon α-2b and Ribavirin Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection

Valentin Fuhrmann 1, Ludwig Kramer 1, Edith Bauer 1, Hermann Laferl 2, Gerhard Tucek 3, Gerhard Dekan 4, Peter Schenk 1,
PMCID: PMC7101913  PMID: 15628735

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