Are there histopathologic characteristics particular to fulminant hepatic failure caused by human herpesvirus-6 infection? A case report and discussion

Human Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 887-889

  Aita, Kiyoshi ^a   Jin, Yi ^a   Irie, Hiroshi ^a   Takahashi, Ichiro ^a   Kobori, Katsumi ^a   Nakasato, Yutaka ^a   Kodama, Hiroko ^a   Yanagawa, Yukishige ^a   Yoshikawa, Tetsushi ^a   Shiga, Junji ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fulminant hepatitis; Histopathology; Human herpesvirus 6; Reye's syndrome

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA DETERMINATION; HERPES; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0034863337     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.26477     Document Type: Article

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