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Epidemiology and pathogenesis of fulminant viral hepatitis in pregnant women.
Minerva ginecologica - 1 Aug 2018
Tosone Grazia, Simeone Davide, Spera Anna M, Viceconte Giulio, Bianco Vincenzo, Orlando Raffaele
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INTRODUCTION: The pregnancy-associated immunological and hormonal changes may alter the immune response to infectious agents, including hepatitis viruses. Therefore, this phenomenon may affect the clinical course and the outcome of acute viral hepatitis in pregnant women. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: For this reason, we have focused on epidemiological and pathogenetic aspects of the fulminant liver failure caused by...
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