Acute hepatitis and liver failure associated with influenza a infection in children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 536-538

  Whitworth, John R ^a   Mack, Cara L ^a,c   O'Connor, Judith A ^a   Narkewicz, Michael R ^a   Mengshol, Sarah ^b   Sokol, Ronald J ^a  

^a Hepatology and Nutrition   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c B290 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE;

EID: 33750025716     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000232332.00677.3d     Document Type: Article

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