title: Thrombocytopenia associated with acute hepatitis B infection.
authors.affiliation: Combined Program in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Kleinman
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010976:Platelet Count; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D011241:Prednisone