Iron-rich foci in chronic viral hepatitis

Human Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 116-118

  Lefkowitch, Jay H ^a   Yee, Herman T ^b   Sweeting, Joseph ^b   Green, Peter H R ^b   Magun, Arthur M ^b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Iron; Liver; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0031909209     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(98)90219-2     Document Type: Article

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