title: [A case of fulminating hepatitis C].
abstract: The case is described of a young drug addict suffering from acute viral hepatitis type C evolving towards coma and fatal outcome. The clinical features were those typical of fulminant hepatitis which so far have been considered infrequent in infections due to HCV.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Vito Fazzi, Lecce.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petrachi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Un caso di epatite fulminante da virus C.