Contraindications for Therapy with Interferon in Viral Hepatitis C

Gender of the patient

Is the woman pregnant?

Is the patient infertile or able to practice contraception?

Does the patient have decompensated cirrhosis or cirrhosis likely to become decompensated during therapy?

Does the patient have a major depressive or other severe psychiatric illness?

Does the patient have a seizure disorder?

Does the patient have poorly controlled diabetes mellitus?

Does the patient have hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism uncorrected by hormone replacement?

Does the patient have a renal or other organ transplant?

Does the patient have an autoimmune disease?

Does the patient have coronary artery disease?

Does the patient have a retinopathy?

Does the patient have moderate to severe hypertension?

Does the patient have a malignant carcinoid tumor?

Hemoglobin

WBC count

Platelet count