Hyperglycaemia as an indicator of concurrent acute pancreatitis in fulminant hepatic failure associated with hepatitis B infection

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 236-237

  Srinivasan, A ^a   Venkataraman, S ^b   Hansdak, S G ^a   Abraham, O C ^a   Mathai, D ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences ^*

Author keywords

Fulminant hepatic failure; Hepatitis B; Hyperglycaemia; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HUMAN INSULIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN INFUSION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PROGNOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AUTOPSY; COMORBIDITY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 18744391143     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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