Acalculous cholecystitis during the course of acute Epstein-Barr virus infection and Gilbert's syndrome

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Iaria, Chiara ^a   Leonardi, Maria Silvana ^a   Fabiano, Carmelo ^b   Cascio, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ALLELE; CHOLESTASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GILBERT DISEASE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GILBERT DISEASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; URIDINE;

EID: 70350602578     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.01.012     Document Type: Letter

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