Characteristics of 20 Patients with Autochthonous Acute Hepatitis E in Hokkaido, Japan: First Report of Bilateral Facial Palsy Following the Infection with Genotype 4 Hepatitis E Virus.

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Autochthonous hepatitis E is increasingly being recognized in industrialized countries, including Japan. Although neurological abnormalities have been sporadically reported as an extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection, it is rare and has not been reported in Japan. The present study aimed to characterize a total of 20 patients consecutively diagnosed with sporadic acute hepatitis E at a...

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