[Chronic hepatitis E].

Abstract

The hepatitis E virus is an RNA virus with 4 genotypes.

Genotypes 1 and 2 only affect humans and produce epidemic acute hepatitis in endemic regions (Asia and Africa). Genotypes 3 and 4 are considered a zoonosis and produce episodic acute hepatitis in non-endemic areas (America and Europe). However, in the last 3 years there have been cases of chronic HEV hepatitis, mainly in immunosuppressed patients.

Here we review the known data of chronic hepatitis E in terms of evolution and treatment.

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Subjects

• Africa
• Americas
• Animals
• Antiviral Agents
• Asia
• Blood Transfusion
• Chronic Disease
• Endemic Diseases
• Europe
• Food Contamination
• Genotype
• Hepatitis E
• Hepatitis E virus
• Humans
• Immunocompromised Host
• Meat
• Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
• Zoonoses

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Authors

• Ana Isabel González Tallón
• Víctor Moreira Vicente
• María Luisa Mateos Lindemann

Publication date

2012-01-24

Journal

Journal topics

• Medicine

Language

Spa.

Copyright

Medicina clinica

Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. aigleztallon [at] gmail.com

Release reference

Med Clin (Barc). 2012 Feb;138(2):69-72

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