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Coinfection of hepatitis A virus genotype IA and IIIA complicated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia, prolonged cholestasis, and false-positive immunoglobulin M anti-hepatitis E virus: a case report.
The Korean journal of hepatology - 1 Dec 2011
Kim Hee Sup, Jeong Sook Hyang, Jang Je Hyuck, Myung Hyung Joon, Kim Jin Wook, Bang Soo Mee, Song Sang Hoon, Kim Haeryoung, Yun Hae Sun
Abstract excerpt
A 37-year-old male presented with fever and jaundice was diagnosed as hepatitis A complicated with progressive cholestasis and severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia. He was treated with high-dose prednisolone (1.5 mg/kg), and eventually recovered. His initial serum contained genotype IA hepatitis A virus (HAV), which was subsequently replaced by genotype IIIA HAV. Moreover, at the time of development of hemolytic...
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