Acute relapsing hepatitis A in Taiwan--a rare event not related to multiple viral infection: a report of two cases.
From 1981 to 1993, 40 cases of acute type A viral hepatitis were reviewed and 2 cases (5%) of relapsing hepatitis were reported here. One case relapsed two weeks after remission and the other relapsed three weeks after remission, both had benign courses and recovered within four months. They were negative for serum hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B core IgM antibodies. The serum autoantibodies, hepatitis C antibodies and hepatitis E antibodies were all negative during relapse. In summary, relapsing hepatitis A is rare in Taiwan and it is not related to multiple viral infections.
Yen
F S
FS
Department of Medicine, Tao-Yuan Veterans Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Wu
J C
JC
Chen
T Z
TZ
Chu
L C
LC
Lee
S D
SD
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence