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Acute infection by hepatitis E virus with a slight immunoglobulin M antibody response.
Clinical journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2015
Inagaki Yuki, Oshiro Yukio, Imanishi Mamiko, Ishige Kazunori, Takahashi Masaharu, Okamoto Hiroaki, Ohkohchi Nobuhiro
Abstract excerpt
The anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) immunoglobulin (Ig) M antibody response is generally regarded as a useful marker for diagnosing primary infection. However, in some cases, this antibody is not detected during the acute phase of infection. An 81-year-old man with stable membranous nephropathy who presented with asymptomatic acute liver dysfunction came to our hospital. HEV RNA of genotype 3 was detected in his...
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