Medication:Peginterferon alfa-2a (180 µg/week)
Pattern:Hepatocellular (R=20)
Severity:3+ (jaundice requiring hospitalization and intervention)
Latency:5 weeks to onset of jaundice
Recovery:Incomplete, chronic autoimmune hepatitis requiring long term therapy
Other medications:Ribavirin

From: Alpha Interferon

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