Acute liver failure due to Human Herpesvirus 6 in an infant

• Main Authors: G.M. Tronconi (Author), B. Mariani (Author), R. Pajno (Author), M. Fomasi (Author), L. Cococcioni (Author), V. Biffi (Author), M. Bove (Author), P. Corsin (Author), G. Garbetta (Author), G. Barera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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We report a case of a 4-months infant with fever in the absence of other specific symptoms that has rapidly and unexpectedly developed acute liver failure (ALF) with coagulopathy and complicated with bone marrow failure without encephalopathy. The main viral infection agents (hepatitis virus A, B, C...