## Abstract Recovery from acquired aplastic anemia associated with hepatitis is rare. This case of a 6βyearβold boy with severe aplastic anemia is the first reported association of this disease with a hepatitis A infection. Antibody to hepatitis A (antiβHA) was not detected on admission, but was de
Aplastic anemia and viral hepatitis: A second look
β Scribed by S D Nishioka
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 97 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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β¦ Synopsis
In situ hybridization is a powerful tool to detect hepatitis C FRANCESCO P. SCHENA, M.D. virus RNA sequences in the liver tissue of infected patients. 2 Institute of Nephrology However, it shows poor efficiency and specificity in tissues University of Bari Medical School outside the liver. For example, probe misprinting frequently Bari, Italy occurs in skin biopsies, in that keratinocytes appear to contain HCV RNA sequences. These findings have never been REFERENCES confirmed by immunohistochemistry. 3 1. Vandesande F. Double staining technique. Results with antisera raised We agree that HCV-induced tissue damage possibly occurs against neurohypophyseal hormones, neurophysins and somatostatin. In: by different mechanisms in relation to microenvironments, EMBO Practical Course. Immunocytochemistry and Its Application in as recently suggested by a transgenic model.
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