[Hepatitis fulminant in Brazilian Amazon].
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.
da Fonseca
José Carlos Ferraz
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Universidade Federal do Amazonas da Fundação de Medicina Tropical, Manaus, AM. fonseca@prodamnet.com.br
D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index