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18617787

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
Hepatitis E virus is endemic in many parts of the developing world and causes a self-limiting hepatitis in young adults, except in pregnant women and patients with chronic liver disease, where the mortality is high. Locally acquired hepatitis E is increasingly recognized in the developed world. It is caused by hepatitis E virus genotype 3, affects the middle-aged and the elderly, and may be a zoonotic infection from pigs. We present a case of locally acquired hepatitis E infection in a patient with previously undiagnosed cirrhosis, which resulted in subacute liver failure and death. We describe our attempt to trace this infection to a free-range pig farm adjacent to the patient's place of employment. Hepatitis E infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with decompensated chronic liver disease whatever their age or travel history. When found, the prognosis may be poor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0954-691X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
800-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Hepatitis E autochthonous infection in chronic liver disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Cornwall Gastrointestinal Unit, Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, Truro, Cornwall, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't