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Relapsing viral hepatitis type A
Author(s) -
Jacobson Ira M.,
Nath Barbara J.,
Dienstag Jules L.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.1890160208
Subject(s) - virology , viral hepatitis , hepatitis , medicine , viral disease , hepatitis a , hepatitis c , hepatitis virus , immunology , virus
Three patients with a relapsing course of serologically confirmed viral hepatitis type A are presented. In addition, one patient had aminotransferase elevations for over 6 mo. In all three, hepatitis ultimately resolved. A relapsing or protracted course does not appear to alter the benign prognosis of hepatitis A.