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- Title
What every Hepatologist should Know about Swine Flu?
- Authors
Lankarani, Kamran Bagheri
- Abstract
The author reflects on hepatologic concerns relative to the pandemic influenza virus. The author stresses the importance for physicians in various specialties to consider the implications of the pandemic disease on their daily practice. The author notes that liver damage with influenza virus has been shown in animal models. The author mentions that influenza may increase the risk of decompensation in patients with liver cirrhosis. The explores the interaction of flu and chronic liver disease.
- Subjects
HEPATOLOGY; LIVER diseases; INFLUENZA viruses; MEDICAL specialties &; specialists; MEDICAL practice
- Publication
Hepatitis Monthly, 2009, Vol 9, Issue 4, p249
- ISSN
1735-143X
- Publication type
Editorial