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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
ISSN: 0255-0857
EISSN: 0255-0857
Vol. 26, No. 1, 2008, pp. 87-88
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Bioline Code: mb08023
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2008, pp. 87-88
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Pleural effusion: A rare complication of hepatitis A
Bukulmez, A.; Koken, R.; Melek, H.; Dogru, O. & Ovali, F.
Abstract
Hepatitis A (HAV) infection, which is the most common form of hepatitis in the paediatric age group and which sometimes has a fulminant course, is endemic in Turkey, constituting one of the country′s important health problems. Pleural effusion also represents a rare benign complication of acute HAV infections. We describe here a case of Hepatitis A who developed pleural effusion.
Keywords
Hepatitis A, pleural effusion
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