A Case of Acute Autoimmune Hepatitis Superimposed on Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
Autoimmune hepatitis has been associated with chronic HCV infection, but there are only few cases reported of HBV infection as a possible trigger. We present a case of a young male who was diagnosed with acute autoimmune hepatitis superimposed on existent chronic HBV infection. A 30-year-old Hispani...
Main Authors: | Vanessa Sostre, Hiren G. Patel, Abdalla Mohamed, Ariy Volfson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2139607 |
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