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Etiology and prognosis of fulminant hepatitis in adults

✍ Scribed by Philippe Ichai; Didier Samuel

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 259 KB
Volume: 14
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21612

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ETIOLOGY OF FH

There are many causes of FH, which vary with the geographic region. The most frequent causes worldwide include viral hepatitis [particularly hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV)], medication overdose (in particular paracetamol), idiosyncratic drug reactions, ingestion of toxins, and metabolic disorders. In addition to these known etiologies, indeterminate causes of FH account for a large proportion of cases of ALF, despite systematic screening to detect rare vi-

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