Fatal varicella hepatitis in an asthmatic adult after short-term corticosteroid treatment

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 361-362

  Hyvernat, Hervé ^a   Roger, Pierre Marie ^a   Pereira, Cécile ^a   Saint Paul, Marie Christine ^a   Vandenbos, Frédéric ^a   Bernardin, Gilles ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Acute hepatic failure; Asthma; Chicken pox; Prednisone

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PREDNISONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; RASH; REYE SYNDROME; SEIZURE; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 28744440422     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.11.018     Document Type: Article

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