Viral Hepatitis - Pennine GP Training

Another major complication of hepatitis B virus infection is development of fulminant hepatic failure. In approximately 0.5-1% of HBV-infected patients, the disease progresses to fulminant hepatic failure, with coagulopathy, encephalopathy, and cerebral edema. The case-fatality rate for these patients approaches 80%.2 . Hepatitis C . Epidemiology ................
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