'Relapse' of chronic active hepatitis--not always what it seems.
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Immune chronic active hepatitis is a disease notorious for its unpredictability. In a patient with chronic hepatitis who has already suffered relapses a search for a second cause of jaundice is not usually necessary. This report emphasises the essential role of liver biopsy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 72 849 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996