Prolonged hepatitis caused by cytomegalovirus and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in 16-year-old obese boy

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 212-215

  Kanda, Tatsuo ^a   Yokosuka, Osamu ^a   Suzuki, Yutaka ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yachiyo Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Children; Cytomegalovirus; Non alcoholic steatohepatitis; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIGEN PP65;

ADOLESCENT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FATTY LIVER; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 17444388872     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1584-9     Document Type: Article

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