Case Report
Cryptococcal meningitis in a patient with chronic hepatitis C treated with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin
Tae-Hee Lee, Kee-Ook Lee, Yong-Seok Kim, Sun-Moon Kim, Kyu-Chan Huh, Young-Woo Choi, Young-Woo Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(3):370-374. Published online April 29, 2014
Various adverse events have been reported during combination therapy with pegylated (PEG)-interferon-α and ribavirin, although opportunistic infections, especially cryptococcal meningitis, are very rare. A 61-year-old woman complained of headaches and a fever during treatment of a chronic hepatiti..
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