Persistent hepatitis associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-76

  Yuge, Akihiko ^a   Kinoshita, Eiichi ^b   Moriuchi, Masako ^c   Ohno, Yasuharu ^b   Haga, Hironori ^d   Moriuchi, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a Isahaya Hospital   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Hepatitis; In situ hybridization; Liver biopsy; Real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA, VIRAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842325974     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000105182.51471.4b     Document Type: Article

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