Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
| Autor: | Santos, Daniel Rui Diniz, Melo, Maria Clotildes Nunes de, Melo, Rita Franca, Silva, Luciana Rodrigues |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da UFBA Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) instacron:UFBA |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S1413-86702004000200009 |
| Popis: | p.180-183 Submitted by Texeira Ana (atanateixeira@gmail.com) on 2012-10-03T13:14:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Diniz-Santos, Daniel Rui.pdf: 61727 bytes, checksum: a318f4b295a1ee403314faeddb8ec9ce (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-03T13:14:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Diniz-Santos, Daniel Rui.pdf: 61727 bytes, checksum: a318f4b295a1ee403314faeddb8ec9ce (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004-04 Hepatitis A is one of the most frequent infectious liver diseases affecting children worldwide. The disease is usually mild and self-limited, and complications are very rare. Nevertheless, hepatitis A can sometimes cause acute liver failure (ALF), a severe, life-threatening condition. Herein is reported a case of a child who presented ALF during a course of hepatitis A. The need for early identification of possible ALF cases among hepatitis A patients, and for effective ways of evaluating such a possibility, are discussed. We also emphasize the importance of prevention measures, especially vaccination. Salvador |
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