scholarly journals First report of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in Portugal

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (02) ◽  
pp. 201-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitor Duque ◽  
Conceição Ventura ◽  
Diana Seixas ◽  
Saraiva Da Cunha ◽  
António Meliço-Silvestre
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Human Case ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
First Report ◽  
Sporadic Cases ◽  
Acute Hepatitis E

Hepatitis E infection is usually a self-limiting disease. In industrialized countries, sporadic cases of acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections have been described; their number seems to be increasing in European countries. We report the first human case of autochthonous acute hepatitis E confirmed in Portugal. Patients with acute non-A-C hepatitis should be tested for HEV in Portugal and hepatitis E infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unexplained hepatitis cases.

scholarly journals Hepatitis E virus in Italy: molecular analysis of travel-related and autochthonous cases

2011 ◽  
Vol 92 (7) ◽  
pp. 1617-1626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppina La Rosa ◽  
Michele Muscillo ◽  
Valentina Spuri Vennarucci ◽  
Anna Rosa Garbuglia ◽  
Patrizia La Scala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
The Body ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Genotype 3 ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Specific Primers ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Acute Hepatitis E

Human hepatitis E virus (HEV) is considered an emerging pathogen in industrialized countries. The aim of the present study was to contribute to the body of knowledge available on the molecular epidemiology of acute hepatitis E in Italy. Three sets of HEV-specific primers targeting the ORF1 and ORF2 were used to examine serum samples collected from acute hepatitis patients positive for anti-HEV IgG and/or IgM, between 2007 and 2010. Seventeen patients (39.5 %) tested HEV RNA-positive: 12 infections, due to genotype 1, were associated with travel to endemic areas (Bangladesh, India and Pakistan), while five infections, due to genotype 3, were presumably autochthonous. Risk factors identified in this group included exposure to raw seafood, pork liver sausages and wild boar. Results from the present study confirm that human HEV infection in Italy is caused by different genotypes, depending on whether the infection is travel-related or autochthonous.

Acute hepatitis E virus in pregnant women in Israel and in other industrialized countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 20-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamar Lachish ◽  
Ortal Erez ◽  
Nili Daudi ◽  
Daniel Shouval ◽  
Eli Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Acute Hepatitis E

scholarly journals Acute hepatitis E virus infection in human immunodeficiency virus-positive men and women in Nepal: Not quite a rare entity

Hepatology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 1006-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birendra Prasad Gupta ◽  
Ananta Shrestha ◽  
Anurag Adhikari ◽  
Thupten Kelsang Lama ◽  
Binaya Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Rare Entity ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Acute Hepatitis E

Evidence for the presence of autochthonous (locally acquired) cases of acute hepatitis E virus infections in Italy since the 80s

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 348-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommaso Stroffolini ◽  
Maria Rapicetta ◽  
Paola Chionne ◽  
Rozenn Esvan ◽  
Elisabetta Madonna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
Acute Hepatitis E

scholarly journals A Case of Acute Hepatitis E Infection in a Patient with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated Successfully with Ribavirin

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan N. Y. Haboubi ◽  
Rizwan Diyar ◽  
Ann Benton ◽  
Chin Lye Ch’ng
Keyword(s):  
Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Hodgkin Lymphoma ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Immunosuppressive Treatment ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Pegylated Interferon ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Additional Treatment ◽  
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma ◽  
Acute Hepatitis E

We present the case of a man who, following immunosuppressive treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, became infected with viral hepatitis E. Acute hepatitis E virus infection should be considered in patients with deranged liver function on a background of haematological malignancies or immunosuppression, even without travel to endemic regions. Whilst clearance is usually spontaneous in immune-competent individuals, these at-risk groups may develop a more complicated and protracted disease course. Thus awareness is important as additional treatment with ribavirin or pegylated interferon may be required, as in this case, in order to help achieve eradication.

Three male patients with sporadic acute hepatitis E in Sendai, Japan, who were domestically infected with hepatitis E virus of genotype III or IV

2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Yamamoto ◽  
Hiroshi Suzuki ◽  
Takayoshi Toyota ◽  
Masaharu Takahashi ◽  
Hiroaki Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Genotype Iii ◽  
Sporadic Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Acute Hepatitis E ◽  
Male Patients

Pathogenesis of acute hepatitis E virus infection in pregnancy

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1466-1466
Author(s):  
Udayakumar Navaneethan ◽  
Mayar Al Mohajer ◽  
Mohamed T. Shata
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Acute Hepatitis E ◽  
In Pregnancy
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