Nine Cases of Sporadic Acute Hepatitis E in Korea / 대한간학회지
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
;
: 230-236, 2006.
Artigo
em Coreano
| 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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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Doença Aguda
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Hepatite E
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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