title: Fulminant hepatitis A.
abstract: During a small epidemic of infectious hepatitis, a fulminant infection with fatal outcome occurred in a 54-year-old woman. IgM antibody to hepatitis A virus was demonstrated in the serum and large amounts of hepatitis A virus were found in the liver. It is suggested that the pathogenesis may be different for fulminant hepatitis A and B infection.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M