Labrea-like hepatitis in Vitoria, Espirito Santo state, Brazil: report of a case

A case of fulminat hepatitis with microvesicular steatosis resembling Labrea 's fever, diagnosed in Vitoria (ES) is reported. The 16 year old bcy presented with severe epistaxis, agitation, jaundice and hemorrhagic vomiting and died two days after admission to the emergency unit of the Vnivesit...

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Main Authors: Fausto Edmundo Lima Pereira, Carlos Musso, Elton de Almeida Lucas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1993-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821993000400007&lng=en&tlng=en