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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan-Jun;5(1):60-61.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1134. Epub 2015 Jan 6.

Epstein-Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus induced Acute Hepatitis in Young Female Patient

İhsan Ates  1 , Mustafa Kaplan  1 , Nisbet Yilmaz  1 , Filiz Çiftçi  2
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Case Reports

Epstein-Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus induced Acute Hepatitis in Young Female Patient

İhsan Ates et al. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol. 2015 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

Acute hepatitis is a disorder that goes with liver cell necrosis and liver inflammation. Among the causes of acute hepatitis, the most common reasons are viral hepatitis. About 95% of the acute hepatitis generate because of hepatotropic viruses. Epstein-barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) are from the family of herpes viruses and rare causes of acute hepatitis. In this case report, acute hepatitis due to EBV and CMV coinfection will be described.

How to cite this article: Ates İ, Kaplan M, Yilmaz N, Çiftçi F. Epstein-Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus induced Acute Hepatitis in Young Female Patient. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2015;5(1):60-61.

Keywords: Acute hepatitis; CMV; EBV..

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