Fatal fulminant herpes simplex hepatitis secondary to tongue piercing in an immunocompetent adult: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lakhan, Shaheen E ^a   Harle, Lindsey ^a  

^a Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BODY PIERCING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FATALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; GLOSSITIS; HEPATITIS; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THRUSH; TONGUE DISEASE; TONGUE PIERCING; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 58049184171     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-356     Document Type: Article

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