title: Hepatitis E: A newcomer to the hepatitis alphabet - Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The first Canadian case of hepatitis E is described in a patient who travelled to Asia for a six-month period and spent most of his time in India. Hepatitis E shares some similarities with hepatitis A, notably the mode of transmission and the absence of chronic course. However, a few important differences have been noted, including a higher mortality rate and a high fatality rate in pregnant women. Hepatitis E is very common in developing countries and should be suspected more often in individuals with gastrointestinal complaints returning from endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Département de Microbiologie-Infectiologie, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Québec.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beliveau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laverdière