Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Feb 2004)
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.
