Nine Cases of Sporadic Acute Hepatitis E in Korea / 대한간학회지
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
;
: 230-236, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-228074
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis E virus is an enterically transmitted virus that causes endemic cases of acute hepatitis in many countries in Africa, and Southeast and Central Asia. Sporadic cases of acute hepatitis E also have been reported in developed countries. In non-endemic areas, most of the sporadic cases of hepatitis E are introduced from the endemic areas. Until now, only three cases of acute hepatitis E have been reported in Korea. Recently, we experienced nine cases of acute hepatitis, in which serologic studies showed positive of IgM anti-HEV. We report these as cases of acute hepatitis E. These cases suggest that HEV infection occurs sporadically in Korea and should be considered as a cause of cryptogenic acute hepatitis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Acute Disease
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Hepatitis E
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Korea
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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