CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE FOLLOWING INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS. I. ABNORMAL CONVALESCENCE FROM INITIAL ATTACK

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Article1 August 1947CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE FOLLOWING INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS. I. ABNORMAL CONVALESCENCE FROM INITIAL ATTACKHENRY G. KUNKEL, M.D., DANIEL H. LABBY, M.D., CHARLES L. HOAGLAND, M.D.HENRY G. KUNKEL, M.D., DANIEL H. LABBY, M.D., CHARLES L. HOAGLAND, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-27-2-202 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe problem of the after-effects of infectious hepatitis is of particular importance at the present time because of the high incidence of this disease during the recent World War. It is now recognized that certain cases of this disease depart from the usual benign course and persist in showing signs and symptoms of liver insufficiency for months or even years following the initial attack. 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LABBY, M.D.Hepatic InsufficiencyCritique on sequelae of viral hepatitisViral HepatitisInfectious HepatitisValue and limitations of the thymol turbidity test as an index of liver disease 1 August 1947Volume 27, Issue 2Page: 202-219KeywordsConvalescenceFatigueFoodHospital medicineInfectious diseasesInfectious hepatitisLiverLiver diseasesSigns and symptomsSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...