Fatal liver failure: molecular evidence for chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 368-371

  Sánchez, Francesca ^a   Luis Gimeno Bayón, Juan ^a   Esgueva, Raquel ^a   Alvarez, Francisco ^a   Munné, Ma Assumpta ^a   Serrano, Sergi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Infectious mononucleosis; Liver failure

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, VIRAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE; LYMPH NODES; MALE;

EID: 50649085713     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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