First report of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in Portugal
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 confirm...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2011-09-01
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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.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3cd2aab4a21a4b9889c3c596f2fc61542025-08-20T03:48:58ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802011-09-0160210.3855/jidc.2078First report of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in PortugalVitor Duque0Conceição Ventura1Diana Seixas2Saraiva da Cunha3António Meliço-Silvestre4Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, PortugalServiço de Doenças Infecciosas, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, PortugalServiço de Doenças Infecciosas, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, PortugalServiço de Doenças Infecciosas, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, PortugalServiço de Doenças Infecciosas, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 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. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2078sporadicacute hepatitis EPortugal |
| spellingShingle | Vitor Duque Conceição Ventura Diana Seixas Saraiva da Cunha António Meliço-Silvestre First report of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in Portugal Journal of Infection in Developing Countries sporadic acute hepatitis E Portugal |
| title | First report of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in Portugal |
| title_full | First report of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in Portugal |
| title_fullStr | First report of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in Portugal |
| title_full_unstemmed | First report of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in Portugal |
| title_short | First report of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in Portugal |
| title_sort | first report of acute autochthonous hepatitis e in portugal |
| topic | sporadic acute hepatitis E Portugal |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2078 |
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