Autoimmune hepatitis induced by the prolonged hepatitis A virus infection

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis in the world. Rarely, acute infection may persist for a long time. Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) may provide anti-HAV IgM positivity detection for a prolonged time. On the other hand, HAV as an infectious agent may also trigger A...

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Main Authors: Fehmi Tabak, Filiz Özdemir, Omur Tabak, Burak Erer, Veysel Tahan, Resat Ozaras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-04-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119318782