title: Subacute hepatic failure in hepatitis A.
abstract: Hepatitis A is usually thought to be innocuous. We report a woman who developed subacute hepatic failure due to hepatitis A and died of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Calcutta.
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Ghoshal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Mazumder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies