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Normally healthy colleague hospitalised with a rare form of liver inflammation
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Normally healthy colleague hospitalised with a rare form of liver inflammation
Wednesday 3 March 2021, 12:20 AM

When all around her panic, Abigail normally stays calm, but then she got jaundice
GP Jonathan Bentley is relieved to have his nutritionist colleague out of hospital, but her children want to know why mummy is so yellow
Key points, Cytomegalovirus is a rare cause of jaundice that should be considered if usual causes are not found.
Illness from CMV usually resolves spontaneousl, Pract Green w Pale Yellow
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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