Fulminant hepatic failure in a neonate with systemic echovirus infection
We report the fatal case of neonatal fulminant hepatic failure due to Echovirus infection mimicking an acute metabolic decompensation. After exclusion of several metabolic disorders, the diagnosis of the infectious etiology was confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction of Echovirus in liver and spleen...
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| Language: | English |
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Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011-05-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Academica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ama.ba/index.php/ama/article/view/104/99 |