Epstein-Barr virus-induced severe hepatitis in an immunocompetent infant

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-155

  Tutar, Engin ^a,b   Cihan, Meriç Kaymak ^a   Uysal, Gülnar ^a   Şayli, Tülin ^a  

^a Diskapi Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; ULTRASOUND; VIRUS INFECTION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; DNA, VIRAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 67649379613     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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