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Acute hepatitis with severe cholestasis and prolonged clinical course due to hepatitis A virus Ia and Ib coinfection.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 May 2007
Coppola Nicola, Genovese Domenico, Pisaturo Mariantonietta, Taffon Stefania, Argentini Claudio, Pasquale Giuseppe, Sagnelli Caterina, Piccinino Felice, Rapicetta Maria, Sagnelli Evangelista
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acute viral hepatitis due to hepatitis A virus is a self-limited illness that infrequently has a severe clinical course. METHODS: We analyzed the virological characteristics of acute hepatitis A in a patient with a severe clinical presentation (peak total and conjugated bilirubin levels, 65.5 mg/dL and 40.1 mg/dL, respectively) and a course of disease that lasted 7 months. RESULTS: Hepatitis A virus...
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