Hepatitis E: New Clinical and Public Health Problem on the Western World? Review

<p>Until recently, the occurrence of Hepatitis E in the western hemisphere did not amount to a clinical  concern, due to its benign and usually sub-clinical evolution, as opposed to Asia and Africa, where large epidemies with high levels of lethality occur. More sensible diagnostic exams have...

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1. autor: Roberto Focaccia (Autor)
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Wydane: Archives of Hepatitis Research - Peertechz Publications, 2017-03-31.
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Streszczenie:<p>Until recently, the occurrence of Hepatitis E in the western hemisphere did not amount to a clinical  concern, due to its benign and usually sub-clinical evolution, as opposed to Asia and Africa, where large epidemies with high levels of lethality occur. More sensible diagnostic exams have shown a high prevalence of the infection through genotype 3 in the eastern hemisphere, with reports of hepatic infection, cirrhosis, and extremely severe systemic [1-3] and neurological extra-hepatic manifestations, especially on immunosuppressed patients [4- 6]. Hepatitis E: an emerging infection in developed countries [7], suggesting the occurrence of a new and important clinical and public health problem [3,8].</p>
DOI:10.17352/ahr.000011