Open AccessAcute hepatitis with nontyphoidal salmonella and hepatitis E virus coinfection
Author(s) -
Kuo YuTing,
Chang ChiYang,
Wu MingShiang,
Mo LeinRay
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advances in digestive medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2351-9800
DOI - 10.1016/j.aidm.2013.09.006
Subject(s) - coinfection , medicine , salmonella , ceftriaxone , acute hepatitis , hepatitis , hepatitis a , virology , gastroenterology , virus , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , genetics
Summary A 65‐year‐old Taiwanese man presented with dark urine for 5 days before admission to hospital and with fever on the 2 nd day of admission to hospital. Laboratory studies showed acute hepatitis with hyperbilirubinemia. Acute hepatitis with nontyphoidal salmonella and hepatitis E virus coinfection was diagnosed. The fever subsided after treatment with ceftriaxone and cefepime. His serum bilirubin reached its peak value on the 3 rd week after admission to hospital and then gradually returned to the normal range. To the best of our knowledge, acute hepatitis E coinfection with nontyphoidal salmonella has not been reported previously.