Open AccessEpidemiological characteristics and clinical manifestations of acute non-A-E hepatitis
Author(s) -
Dragan Delić,
Nenad Mitrović,
Aleksandra Radovanović Spurnić,
Neda Švirtlih,
Jasmina Simonović Babić
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp1011903d
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , hepatitis , acute hepatitis , intensive care medicine , virology , pathology
Acute non-A, non-B, non-C, non-D, non-E hepatitis (non-A-E AH) is an acute disease of the liver of unknown etiology for which one or more new, so far undetected, hepatotropic viruses may be responsible. The frequency of non-A-E AH ranges from 3.8% to 33.9%, and therefore it has a significant place within current infectology and hepatology. The aim of our study was to establish the frequency, clinical and biochemical characteristics, natural course and outcome of non-A-E AH and compare them with control groups affected by acute viral hepatitis A, B and C.