Table 2 Characteristics of six patients whose dental problems delayed the initiation of IFN therapy
From: Dental problems delaying the initiation of interferon therapy for HCV-infected patients
No. | Age | Sex | Liver Disease | HCV RNA | HCV genotype | Dental problems that delayed the initiation of Peg-IFN therapy | Period to onset of IFN treatment after dental therapy (days) | Underlying disease | IFN therapy | Effect of IFN treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 50 | F | CH-C | 980 kIU/ml | 1b | #1. Acute periostitis of the right maxilla, #2. Periapical periodontitis of the right maxillary first molar | 49 | Gallbladder polyp | Peg-IFN alfa-2b/RBA | TR |
2 | 67 | M | CH-C | 3,940 kIU/ml | 1b | #1. Acute alveolar abscess of bilateral mandibular molars, #2. Periodontal diseases of the right mandibular first and second molars, the left mandibular first molar, and the left maxilla first and second molars | 105 | Gastric ulcer | Peg-IFN alfa-2b/RBA | NR |
3 | 36 | M | CH-C | over 500 kIU/ml | 1b | Periapical periodontitis of the right mandibular second molar | 4 | None | Peg-IFN alfa-2b/RBA | SVR |
4 | 47 | F | CH-C | 43 kIU/ml | 2a | #1. Pulpitis of the right maxillary first premolar, the left maxillary second premolar, and the right mandibular second premolar, #2. Tooth stumps of the left maxillary canine and second premolar, and the right mandibular first premolar, #3. Dental caries of the right maxillary lateral incisor | 97 | Hypertension, Adjustment disorder, Gallstone | Peg-IFN alfa-2a | SVR |
5 | 59 | F | LC-C | 471 kIU/ml | 2a | #1. Periapical periodontitis and gingival abscess of the right mandibular lateral incisor, #2. Dental caries of bilateral mandibular central incisors | 105 | Depression, Hypertension, Osteoarthritis of the spine, Esophageal varices | Peg-IFN alfa-2b/RBA | SVR |
6 | 25 | F | CH-C | 6.2 logIU/mL | 1b | #1. Pericoronitis of the right mandibular wisdom tooth, #2. Horizontal impacted wisdom teeth of bilateral mandibles | 8 | None | Peg-IFN alfa-2b/RBA | SVR |