Fulminant hepatic failure in children and adolescents in Northern Brazil

The histological findings of fulminant hepatic failure were correlated to the demographic, clinical, biochemical and virological features in children and adolescents, native to the Amazonas State in Northern Brazil. 96.2% had evidence of infection by primary hepatotrophic viruses. Histological analy...

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Main Authors: José Carlos F. Fonseca, Rita A.B. Souza, Leila M. Brasil, José R. Araújo, Luiz Carlos L. Ferreira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2004
Subjects:
Hepatitis
Fulminant hepatic failure
Epidemiology
Pathology
Brazil
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/09d119231ae146e5ba1c57137a447679
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Summary:The histological findings of fulminant hepatic failure were correlated to the demographic, clinical, biochemical and virological features in children and adolescents, native to the Amazonas State in Northern Brazil. 96.2% had evidence of infection by primary hepatotrophic viruses. Histological analysis revealed three distinct patterns of fulminant hepatic failure.

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