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Successful empiric treatment of HSV hepatitis in pregnancy

Case report and review of the literature

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, From the Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    David V. Glorioso MD,  Peter J. Molloy MD, David H. Van Thiel MD & Robert J. Kania MD

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Glorioso, D.V., Molloy, P.J., Van Thiel, D.H. et al. Successful empiric treatment of HSV hepatitis in pregnancy. Digest Dis Sci 41, 1273–1275 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02088248

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