Complicated Hepatitis A Virus Infection: A Report of Three Cases from Single Tertiary Referral Center
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is the commonest form of acute viral hepatitis all over the world. Complicated HAV cases had been reported with evolving presentations. This is a report of three cases of non-fulminant HAV infections annotating rare non hepatic sequalae.
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