title: Fulminant hepatic failure in children and adolescents in Northern Brazil.
abstract: The histological findings of fulminant hepatic failure were correlated to the demographic, clinical, biochemical and virological features in children and adolescents, native to the Amazonas State in Northern Brazil. 96.2% had evidence of infection by primary hepatotrophic viruses. Histological analysis revealed three distinct patterns of fulminant hepatic failure.
authors.affiliation: Sug-Gerência de Anatomia Patológica, Gerência de Virologia, Fundação de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brasil. jcfonseca@fmt.am.gov.br
authors.forename: José Carlos F
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Rita A B
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Leila M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Brasil
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos L
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies