TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bahrain, Michelle
AU  - Bhat, Pavan
AU  - Jaganathan, Daisy
AU  - Yunce, Muharrem
TI  - Herpes hepatitis as a complication of total abdominal hysterectomy; an unusual complication of abdominal instrumentation
SN  - 2050-0904
PY  - 2019///
KW  - IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
KW  - Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
KW  - Infectious Diseases
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Journal Article
N2  - Herpes simplex virus hepatitis is a rare but potentially fatal disease without early intervention. Impaired immunity is a major predisposing risk factor but infection in immunocompetent individuals is not unheard of. Diagnosis is complicated by its rarity and nonspecific signs and symptoms on presentation. Identification by liver biopsy is often limited due to concurrent coagulopathy. Early and aggressive treatment is centered on antiviral therapy with acyclovir. We present a case of herpes hepatitis in an immunocompetent woman following abdominal instrumentation
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1890
ER  -