Fatal herpes simplex virus hepatitis complicating chemotherapy with weekly docetaxel [2]

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 340-

  Hofer, S ^a   Hunziker, S ^a   Tornillo, L ^b   Ludwig, C U ^a  

^a St Claraspital AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE; DOCETAXEL;

ADULT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0345269294     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdg052     Document Type: Letter

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3. Peters DJ, Greene WH, Ruggiero F, McGarrity TJ. Herpes simplex-induced fulminant hepatitis in adults: a call for empiric therapy. Dig Dis Sci 2000; 45: 2399-2404.