A case of acute hepatitis E acquired in the Czech Republic
Authors:
M. Holub; M. Kořínková; P. Chalupa
Authors‘ workplace:
Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 1. lékařská fakulta, Fakultní nemocnice Na Bulovce, Klinika infekčních a tropických nemocí
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2009; 148: 549-551
Category:
Case Report
Overview
We report a case of 54-year-old female, who was diagnosed with acute viral hepatitis E with uncomplicated anicteric course of the infection. The patient did not have a specific travel history to endemic areas and the infection has been acquired in the Czech Republic. The epidemiologic history was remarkable only because she consumed undercooked pork meat. A differential diagnostic process of acute viral hepatitis in our conditions as well as problems of acute viral hepatitis E as an autochtonous infection in Western and Central Europe are discussed.
Key words:
viral hepatitis E, autochtonous infection.
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