title: Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E in a misleading context of autoimmunity and drug-induced toxicity.
abstract: Hepatitis E is currently diagnosed after all other causes of hepatitis have been excluded. Moreover, HEV testing is not performed to prevent blood transmission in developed countries. We report here on the case of a patient with acute hepatitis while receiving potentially hepatotoxic medications for autoimmune disorders, with low-level autoimmune markers and negative "standard" viral markers; it was finally determined that he was suffering from transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E.
authors.affiliation: National Reference Center for Hepatitis A and E, APHP, Paul Brousse Hospital, Department of Virology, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haïm-Boukobza
authors.forename: Marie-Pierre
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ferey
authors.forename: Anne-Laure
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Vétillard
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jeblaoui
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pélissier
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelletier
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teillet
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Roque-Afonso
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000209:etiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065227:Transfusion Reaction