Report of a fatal case of dengue infection with hepatitis: Demonstration of dengue antigens in hepatocytes and liver apoptosis

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1106-1110

  Couvelard, Anne ^b   Marianneau, Philippe ^b   Bedel, Christophe ^b   Drouet, Marie Thérèse ^b   Vachon, François ^b   Hénin, Dominique ^b   Deubel, Vincent ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Dengue; Flaviviruses; Hepatitis; Hepatocytes; Immunochemistry

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DENGUE; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; MALE; SPLEEN RUPTURE;

EID: 0032888081     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90230-7     Document Type: Article

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