Acute Liver Failure from Herpes Simplex Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient Due to Direct Inoculation of the Peritoneum

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) hepatitis is a rare cause of acute liver failure (ALF). It carries a mortality rate of 80% if untreated, thus early identification and treatment are critical. Without high clinical suspicion, HSV hepatitis is difficult to diagnose. A 48-year-old Hispanic female presented w...

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Autores principales: Chaudhary, Dhruv, Ahmed, Shifat, Liu, Nanlong, Marsano-Obando, Luis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5340723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28286789
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2017.23

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5340723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28286789
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2017.23

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