title: Fulminant hepatic failure from hepatitis E in a non-pregnant female traveller.
abstract: A non-pregnant Canadian woman returning from India presented with a 1-week history of jaundice and malaise. Subsequently, she developed fulminant hepatic failure caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV can cause fulminant hepatic failure, most commonly in pregnant women and those with chronic liver disease; however, all travellers are at risk.
authors.affiliation: Medical School for International Health, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Chris
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. jay.keystone@utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Jay S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Keystone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000150:complications*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: Hepatitis E; infectious diseases; travel medicine