Fulminant hepatic failure in children and adolescents in Northern Brazil.
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.
Fonseca
José Carlos F
JC
Sug-Gerência de Anatomia Patológica, Gerência de Virologia, Fundação de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brasil. jcfonseca@fmt.am.gov.br
Souza
Rita A B
RA
Brasil
Leila M
LM
Araújo
José R
JR
Ferreira
Luiz Carlos L
LC
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