Hepatitis e virus-induced severe myositis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1152-1153

  Del Bello, Arnaud ^a,b   Arné Bes, Marie Christine ^a   Lavayssière, Laurence ^a   Kamar, Nassim ^a,b,c  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RIBAVIRIN; STEROID;

AGED; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPH; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOSITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA;

AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOSITIS; RIBAVIRIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867576091     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.05.010     Document Type: Letter

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