Fatal fulminant hepatitis E associated with autoimmune hepatitis and excessive paracetamol intake in Southeastern France.
We present, to our knowledge, the first case of fatal fulminant liver failure associated with hepatitis E virus infection, autoimmune hepatitis, and excessive paracetamol intake, which occurred in a 77-year-old woman. Hepatitis E testing should be performed in severe acute liver failure cases, even when another cause has been identified.
Hôpital Saint-Joseph, Service de Médecine Interne, Marseille, France.
Barbara
B
Doudier
Hugues
H
Vencatassin
Sarah
S
Aherfi
Philippe
P
Colson
D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000368:Aged; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D012367:RNA, Viral; D000082:Acetaminophen