[Atypical hepatitis].
Acute viral hepatitis has a rather homogeneous clinical pattern, excepting a few features which are related to the specific viral agent. However, a few cases may be defined "atypical", as fas as clinical features, transmission pattern, serology are concerned. These include cholestatic hepatitis syndrome, fulminant HEV hepatitis during pregnancy, neonatal hepatitis. Non-typical aspects may be observed when extrahepatic manifestations are present (cryoglobulinemia, bone marrow aplasia, guillain-Barré syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, skin involvement, etc.). Finally, viral hepatitis may be "atypical" when associated with other infections (malaria, typhoid fever, etc.), mostly in patients from tropical Countries.
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Istituto di Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi, Torino.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications