Autoimmune hepatitis following Epstein-Barr virus infection

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Cabibi, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

EID: 84897526726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0071     Document Type: Article

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