HBsAg carrier with simultaneous amebic liver abscess and acute hepatitis E.
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and amebiasis are waterborne diseases that are endemic in India. However, their co-occurrence has never been described. We report a patient who presented with fever, jaundice and tender hepatomegaly and on investigation was found to have coexisting acute hepatitis E and amebic liver abscess. Incidentally, he was also an HBsAg carrier.
Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens