Acute hepatitis: A rare complication of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 668-673

  Uluǧ, Mehmet ^a   Çelen, Mustafa Kemal ^b   Ayaz, Celal ^c   Geyik, Mehmet Faruk ^c   Hosoglu, Salih ^b  

^a BSK Anadolu Hospital   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complication; Epstein barr virus; Hepatitis; Infectious mononucleosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 79957786017     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.871     Document Type: Article

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