Southern Medical Journal
Volume 89, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 994-996

Hepatitis E virus infection in an immigrant to the United States (Article)

Smalley D.L.* , Brewer S.C. , Dawson G.J. , Kyrk C. , Waters B.
  • a Depts. of Pathology and Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, United States, University of Tennessee, Department of Pathology, 66 N Pauline, Memphis, TN 38105, United States
  • b Depts. of Pathology and Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, United States
  • c Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, United States
  • d Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, United States
  • e Depts. of Pathology and Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, United States

Abstract

A patient who had recently traveled from India to Tennessee was found to have acute hepatitis E. Improved recognition and serologic testing have increased the diagnosis of hepatitis E in the United States. For those at risk, hepatitis E should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute hepatitis.

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Index Keywords

differential diagnosis immigrant India Follow-Up Studies clinical feature human virus hepatitis laboratory test United States Humans male case report acute hepatitis medical record serodiagnosis echography Article adult immunoglobulin M antibody immunoglobulin G antibody Endemic Diseases Emigration and Immigration immunoglobulin G Physical Examination Hepatitis E virus Hepatitis E immunoglobulin M Hepatitis Antibodies
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DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199610000-00012
ISSN: 00384348
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English