title: [Hepatitis fulminant in Brazilian Amazon].
abstract: The author makes a revision and an update on the results of the researches involving the Labrea hepatitis and others fulminant hepatitis in western Brazilian Amazon, with emphasis in the clinical, epidemiologic, histopatologic characteristics and viral etiology as hepatitis B and D viruses. Potential etiologic role of same anothers hepatotropic virus is considered.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Amazonas da Fundação de Medicina Tropical, Manaus, AM. fonseca@prodamnet.com.br
authors.forename: José Carlos Ferraz
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: da Fonseca
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index