The icteric index showed a slight elevation to 13.7 in one of the fatal cases (Case 3). In contrast, the patient in Case 6, who recovered, had an icteric index of 6.0. In 3 cases (Cases 3 ...

She required 3 paracenteses during 1 month in another hospital. She was mildly icteric and had ascites with a palpable liver. There were no spider angiomas. Neurologic examination was entirely ...

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic inflammatory liver disease which, if untreated, often leads to cirrhosis, liver failure and death. Major advances were made in its management based on ...

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Though it is most often caused by one of five different viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E), there are also nonviral causes ...