Hepatitis E Virus Superinfection: an Underrecognized Trigger of Acute Hepatitis B Virus Flare.

hepatitis b flare hepatitis b infection hepatitis e virus liver

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Mar 2021
Historique:
entrez: 16 4 2021
pubmed: 17 4 2021
medline: 17 4 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a significant cause of acute hepatitis in endemic areas, such as parts of Asia, Africa, and Mexico, though HEV prevalence in the United States has been estimated between 6% and 20%. Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects about 1 per 1.4 million people in North America. Although well documented in Asia, HBV flare secondary to HEV superinfection is rarely reported in the United States. Here, we present a case of chronic undiagnosed HBV infection with acute flare secondary to HEV superinfection.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33859880
doi: 10.7759/cureus.13809
pmc: PMC8038892
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e13809

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021, Obeidat et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Adham E Obeidat (AE)

Internal Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA.

Gabriel Monti (G)

School of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, USA.

Wichit Sae-Ow (W)

Pathology, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, USA.

Hiroko Shinoda (H)

Pathology, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, USA.

Herbert Lim (H)

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, USA.

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