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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2009;77(1):52-56.
- 자가면역 간염과 동반된 A형 및 E형 바이러스 중복 간염 1예
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권혁진, 우명렬, 박경석, 이상엽, 조현근, 문영명, 조재희
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- A case of hepatitis A and E coinfection in an autoimmune hepatitis patient
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Hyuk Jin Kwon, Myoung Lyeol Woo, Kyung Suk Park, Sang Yeop Yi, Hyeon Geun Cho, Young Myoung Moon, Jae Hee Cho
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- Abstract
- In Korea, the number of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections has suddenly increased and has become the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis during recent years. A 36-year-old female was diagnosed with acute fulminant hepatitis caused by HAV. Her clinical symptoms and AST/ALT recovered after supportive treatment; however, a re-elevation of AST/ALT was observed. We performed another viral marker study, autoimmune marker study and liver biopsy to rule out another hepatic insult. As a result, anti-HEV IgM, an anti-nuclear antibody and anti-smooth muscle antibody were positive and liver histology showed chronic hepatitis.
In conclusion, we report a case of hepatitis A and E coinfection in an autoimmune hepatitis patient.
Keywords :Autoimmune hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E
