Nine Cases of Sporadic Acute Hepatitis E in Korea.
- Author:
Jeong Woo LIM
1
;
Chan Sun PARK
;
Jung Min AHN
;
Mi Hyun YU
;
Taeg Soo KIM
;
Young Suk LIM
;
Seok Won CHUNG
;
Gang Mo KIM
;
Young Hwa CHUNG
;
Yung Sang LEE
;
Dong Jin SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. limys@smc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Hepatitis E;
Hepatitis E virus;
anti-HEV;
Korea
- MeSH:
Middle Aged;
Male;
Korea/epidemiology;
Humans;
Hepatitis E/diagnosis/*epidemiology;
Female;
Adult;
Acute Disease
- From:The Korean Journal of Hepatology
2006;12(2):230-236
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hepatitis E virus is an enterically transmitted virus that causes endemic cases of acute hepatitis in many countries in Africa, and Southeast and Central Asia. Sporadic cases of acute hepatitis E also have been reported in developed countries. In non-endemic areas, most of the sporadic cases of hepatitis E are introduced from the endemic areas. Until now, only three cases of acute hepatitis E have been reported in Korea. Recently, we experienced nine cases of acute hepatitis, in which serologic studies showed positive of IgM anti-HEV. We report these as cases of acute hepatitis E. These cases suggest that HEV infection occurs sporadically in Korea and should be considered as a cause of cryptogenic acute hepatitis.
