Case report: Severe cholestatic jaundice induced by Epstein-Barr virus infection in the elderly

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 821-824

  Edoute, Yeouda ^a,b   Baruch, Yaacov ^a,b   Lachter, Jesse ^a   Furman, Eial ^a   Bassan, Ludissia ^a   Assy, Nimer ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cholestatic jaundice; Epstein Barr virus; Infectious mononucleosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; JAUNDICE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; CHOLESTASIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE;

EID: 0032133346     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.tb00739.x     Document Type: Article

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