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The First Case Report of Acute Symptomatic HEV Genotype 4 Infection in an HIV-positive Patient in Japan.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jul 2020
Kitaura Satoshi, Wakabayashi Yoshitaka, Okazaki Aiko, Okada Yuta, Okamoto Koh, Ikeda Mahoko, Okugawa Shu, Moriya Kyoji
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of acute hepatitis. Four major genotypes of HEV have been studied, with genotype 4 being the predominant genotype across Asia. We herein describe the case of a 50-year-old man with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who was admitted with acute transaminitis. Serum anti-HEV-IgA and HEV-RNA were detected at the time of presentation and further testing...
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