Hepatitis E virus infections in patients with acute hepatitis non-A-D in Sweden
(1995) In Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 27(6). p.543-546- Abstract
- A total of 12 patients previously treated for acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology were retrospectively found to be anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG-positive. Four patients were anti-HEV IgM- and IgG-positive consistent with an acute HEV infection. All 4 had travelled to or were immigrants from HEV-endemic countries. One anti-HEV IgM-negative patient seroconverted from anti-HEV IgG-negative to positive and 3 from anti-HEV IgG-positive to negative in 2 consecutive serum samples. Of the remaining 4 patients without anti-HEV IgM, 3 had a history of recent travel to an HEV-endemic country. Most patients were young adults and all but 1 recovered from the hepatitis. One patient with a fulminant hepatitis was anti-HEV IgG-positive when tested 4... (More)
- A total of 12 patients previously treated for acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology were retrospectively found to be anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG-positive. Four patients were anti-HEV IgM- and IgG-positive consistent with an acute HEV infection. All 4 had travelled to or were immigrants from HEV-endemic countries. One anti-HEV IgM-negative patient seroconverted from anti-HEV IgG-negative to positive and 3 from anti-HEV IgG-positive to negative in 2 consecutive serum samples. Of the remaining 4 patients without anti-HEV IgM, 3 had a history of recent travel to an HEV-endemic country. Most patients were young adults and all but 1 recovered from the hepatitis. One patient with a fulminant hepatitis was anti-HEV IgG-positive when tested 4 months after a journey to Turkey. She died from her fulminant hepatitis shortly after admission. All the other patients but 1 normalized their serum liver enzymes within 1-2 months after the onset of disease. (Less)
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- Johansson, Hugo LU ; Mushahwar, Isa K ; Norkrans, Gunnar ; Weiland, Ola and Nordenfelt, Erik
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- 1995
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- Contribution to journal
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- Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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- 27
- issue
- 6
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- 543 - 546
- publisher
- Informa Healthcare
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- pmid:8685630
- scopus:0029552950
- ISSN
- 1651-1980
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- 10.3109/00365549509047064
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- English
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