Ascitic form of sporadic acute viral hepatitis in children: A distinct entity for recognition

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-187

  Yachha, Surender K ^a   Goel, Amit ^b   Khanna, Vikrant ^b   Poddar, Ujjal ^a   Srivastava, Anshu ^a   Singh, Uttam ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Department of Gastroenterology ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Acute; Ascites; Hepatitis; Liver; Viral

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASCITES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; PERITONITIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SERUM ALBUMIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 76349088524     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181aecb4c     Document Type: Article

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