Prolonged cholestasis triggered by hepatitis A virus infection and variants of the hepatocanalicular phospholipid and bile salt transporters

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection resolves in most patients uneventfully within weeks from the onset of the disease. In rare cases, however, it may relapse or cause prolonged cholestasis. Here we present a case of a 36-year-old female patient who developed severe pruritus and jaundice three weeks af...

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Main Authors: Marcin Krawczyk, Frank Grünhage, Miriam Langhirt, Rainer M. Bohle, Frank Lammert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119314486