title: Acute hepatitis E infection in a visitor to Louisiana.
abstract: A man from Africa had been visiting Mississippi and Louisiana when he had development of acute hepatitis. Although hepatitis E is endemic to many parts of the world and has been associated with large outbreaks, it has remained relatively uncommon in this country. With growing foreign travel and an ever-increasing number of cases reported nationally, hepatitis E infection should be considered more frequently in the differential diagnosis of acute hepatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
authors.forename: James Edward
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Todd Martin
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Thomas Lanier
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hagood
authors.forename: William Morgan
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Cassidy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014195:Travel