Rapid liver failure related to chronic C hepatitis in an HIV seropositive hemophilic patient with severe immunodepression

Haematologica

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-338

  Dragoni, Francesco ^a   Mazzucconi, Maria Gabriella ^a   Cafolla, Arturo ^a   Gentile, Giuseppe ^a   Peraino, Monica ^a   Gonzalez, Margarita ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemophilia A; Hepatitis C virus; HIV infection; Liver failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACTOR VIII; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPATITIS C; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030321492     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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