A Case of Acute Hepatitis E / 대한간학회지
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
;
: 312-316, 2002.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-117147
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis E is an infectious viral disease with clinical and morphologic features of acute hepatitis. Although HEV infection is endemic in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast and Central Asia, a large outbreak of hepatitis E was identified in China. Smaller outbreaks have been observed in the Middle East, northern and western parts of Africa, and Mexico. Sporadic hepatitis E also has been observed in several countries. In nonendemic regions, the sporadic cases of hepatitis E are almost always associated with travel to HEV-endemic regions. In Korea, there has been no report on hepatitis E. Recently, we experienced a case of acute icteric hepatitis in which serologic study showed seroconversion of IgM anti-HEV. The patient did not have any travel history to an HEV-endemic area. We report this as an initial case of acute hepatitis E in Korea.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
English Abstract
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Acute Disease
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Hepatitis E
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Korea
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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