Subacute liver failure due to autochthonous hepatitis E virus infection in an elderly man in the United States
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in immunocompetent individuals is uncommon in the United States. We report a case of elderly man who presented with jaundice, cholestatic hepatitis, and subacute liver failure with fatal outcome. The patient was started on steroids based on ANA positivity. Liver bio...
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Main Authors: | Marie L. Landry (Author), Saleem Kamili (Author), Dhanpat Jain (Author) |
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2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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