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Fatal hepatitis A virus infection in an adolescent

Acute hepatitis A infection is largely self-limiting illness, rarely resulting in fulminant course with consequent hepatic failure and death. We present a 13-year old previously healthy Omani with fatal hepatitis A virus infection. This case highlights the critical role of hepatitis A vaccination an...

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Autores principales: BaAlawi, Fatma, Hassan, Kowthar, Al Maamari, Khuloud, Balkhair, Abdullah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7082513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32211295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00721