Coinfection of hepatitis A virus genotype IA and IIIA complicated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia, prolonged cholestasis, and false-positive immunoglobulin M anti-hepatitis E virus: a case report / 대한간학회지
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
;
: 323-327, 2011.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-58533
ABSTRACT
A 37-year-old male presented with fever and jaundice was diagnosed as hepatitis A complicated with progressive cholestasis and severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia. He was treated with high-dose prednisolone (1.5 mg/kg), and eventually recovered. His initial serum contained genotype IA hepatitis A virus (HAV), which was subsequently replaced by genotype IIIA HAV. Moreover, at the time of development of hemolytic anemia, he became positive for immunoglobulin M (IgM) anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV). We detected HAV antigens in the liver biopsy specimen, while we detected neither HEV antigen in the liver nor HEV RNA in his serum. This is the first report of hepatitis A coinfected with two different genotypes manifesting with autoimmune hemolytic anemia, prolonged cholestasis, and false-positive IgM anti-HEV.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Immunoglobulin M
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RNA, Viral
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Prednisolone
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Cholestasis
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Hepatitis E
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Coinfection
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Genotype
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Hepatitis A
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Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
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Liver
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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