Unusual MDCT and sonography findings in fulminant hepatic failure resulting from hepatitis A infection

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1033-1035

  Cakir, Banu ^a   Teksam, Mehmet ^a   Tarhan, Nefise Cagla ^a   Isiklar, Iclal ^a   Tutar, Nihal Uslu ^a   Ozcay, Figen ^a   Coskun, Mehmet ^a   Bilezikci, Banu ^a   Demirhan, Beyhan ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; VIROLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 32944475129     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.1189     Document Type: Article

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