Case report: Acute encephalitis immediately prior to acute onset of hepatitis C virus infection

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1129-1131

  Fujita, Hiroshi ^a   Chuganji, Yoshimichi ^a   Yaginuma, Masakimi ^a   Momoi, Masaru ^a   Tanaka, Takehiko ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN BOKUTOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disorientation; Hepatitis C virus; Polymerase chain reaction; Viral encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISORIENTATION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0032756351     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.02019.x     Document Type: Article

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