Infectious mononucleosis hepatitis: A case-report
46-year-old Mexican-born who lived in Mexico City was admitted to the hospital for evaluation with a twoweek history of fever, jaundice, and malaise. Physical examination he had cardiac murmurs. The liver was palpable 2 cm below the costal margins. Liver-function tests showed hypertransaminasemia. T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2004-04-01
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| Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119321143 |
| Summary: | 46-year-old Mexican-born who lived in Mexico City was admitted to the hospital for evaluation with a twoweek history of fever, jaundice, and malaise. Physical examination he had cardiac murmurs. The liver was palpable 2 cm below the costal margins. Liver-function tests showed hypertransaminasemia. The patient had a high titer of anti-EBV IgM antibodies, but tests for all other antiviral antibodies were negative. The liver biopsy shows EBV latent membrane protein. |
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| ISSN: | 1665-2681 |