Aqueel Hussain Pabaney, Murad Moosa Khan, Haq Nawaz, Rustam Khan.
Interferon α – induced psychotic disorder in a patient with chronic hepatitis B.
Med Today Jan ;5(1):28-30.

Interferon has remained the mainstay for treating patients suffering from chronic viral hepatitis. However, its efficiency has been limited by the neuropsychiatric side effect profile that it carries; neurotransmitter alterations in the central nervous system (CNS) have been correlated to psychiatric complications of Interferon α. Although mood disorders such as depression occasionally develop during Interferon α therapy, psychotic disorders have been rarely reported. We present a case of Interferon α 2b induced psychotic symptoms in a young male with hepatitis B and review the relevant literature.

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