
Severity Indices of Takahashi et al for Fulminant Viral Hepatitis B
Purpose: | To identify a patient with fulminant hepatitis B who is at risk for death using the severity index of Takahashi et al. |
Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
Objective: | severity, prognosis, stage |
ICD-10: | K72 |
Description: | Takahashi et al developed severity indices for evaluating patients with fulminant viral hepatitis B or non-A, non-B (NANB) hepatitis. The authors are from multiple hospitals and universities in Japan. |
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