Hepatitis E as a cause of acute non-A, non-B hepatitis.
Hepatitis E seems to be responsible for most epidemics of non-A, non-B hepatitis in developing countries. While hepatitis E is not endemic in the United States, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the traveler with non-A, non-B hepatitis. We describe a patient with acute hepatitis E, confirmed by serologic testing, after recently returning from India and discuss current knowledge about the pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis of hepatitis E.
Herrera
J L
JL
Division of Gastroenterology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000407:Alabama; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D014195:Travel