Fulminating herpes simplex hepatitis

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a rare cause of acute hepatitis in patients with chronic immunosuppression, including Crohn’s disease. HSV hepatitis has the propensity to cause acute liver failure and death. The presenting signs and symptoms can be nonspecific, thereby causing the diagnosis to go ove...

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Main Authors: Raheel Ahmed, Kesley Green, Silvio Litovsky, Sameer Al Diffalha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2022-12-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/205786