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A case of acute hepatitis E in Victoria
Author(s) -
Moaven Leonard D,
Fuller Andrew J,
Doultree Jennifer C,
Marshall John A,
Bowden D Scott,
Moeckli Randolph A,
Locarnini Stephen A
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb137750.x
Subject(s) - medicine , jaundice , hepatitis , hepatitis a , anorexia , viral hepatitis , acute hepatitis , hepatitis e , hepatitis a virus , hepatitis virus , pediatrics , immunology , virus , biochemistry , chemistry , genotype , gene
Objective To report a case of acute hepatitis E in Victoria, confirmed by laboratory investigations. Clinical features A 10‐year‐old boy presented for medical attention with a seven‐day history of anorexia and Jaundice, 17 days after arriving from Pakistan. The diagnosis of acute hepatitis E was suspected after exclusion of the known causes of viral hepatitis, and was further established by specific antibody testing and identification of hepatitis E virus‐like particles in a faecal sample collected three weeks after the onset of illness. Intervention and outcome The patient was managed at home, treated symptomatically and made a complete recovery. Conclusion In patients who arrive from countries where hepatitis E is endemic, and who develop non‐A, non‐B, non‐C viral hepatitis, hepatitis E should be considered as a possible diagnosis.