Spontaneous regression of hepatitis B virus-associated cirrhosis developed in childhood

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 964-967

  Bortolotti, F ^a   Guido, M ^a   Cadrobbi, P ^b   Crivellaro, C ^c   Bartolacci, S ^a   Rugge, M ^a   Gatta, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Chioggia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic hepatitis B; Cirrhosis; Hepatitis B virus; Prognosis of liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; ONSET AGE; REMISSION; TISSUE REPAIR; VIRUS REPLICATION; AGE; CHILD; FEMALE; INFANT; LIVER; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VIROLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644874907     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2005.04.030     Document Type: Article

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