Fulminant hepatic failure and autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 96-98

  Palanduz, A ^a   Yildirmak, Y ^a   Telhan, L ^a   Arapoglu, M ^a   Urganci, N ^a   Tufekci S ^a   Kayaalp, N ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; LACTULOSE; NEOMYCIN; PROTHROMBIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONFUSION; COOMBS TEST; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEPATOMEGALY; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; JAUNDICE; LIVER FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPLENOMEGALY; VOMITING;

EID: 0036705956     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.0993     Document Type: Editorial

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