Case report: Acute hepatitis E infection with coexistent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 230-231

  Monga, Amitabh ^a   Makkar, Ravinder P S ^a   Arora, Anju ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Surabhi ^a   Gupta, Ajay K ^a  

^a SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

G6PD; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; Hemolysis; Hepatitis E

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 1; HEMOLYSIS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE;

EID: 0142086683     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/913679     Document Type: Article

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