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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2011;80(2):101-105.
- 간성뇌증을 동반한 A형간염 바이러스와 E형간염 바이러스의 동시감염 1예
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박진홍, 김병석, 이창형, 김선영, 서정현, 허창재
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- A Case of Coinfection of Hepatitis A and E Virus with Hepatic Encephalopathy
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Jin Hong Park, Byung Seok Kim, Chang Hyeong Lee, Sun Young Kim, Jung Hyun Seo, Chang Jae Hur
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- Abstract
- With recent hygienic improvements in Korea, the occurrence of overt acute viral hepatitis A in adults is increasing. Acute viral hepatitis E, which has seldom been reported, has also been increasing in Korea over the past few years. Reports regarding coinfection of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) and their clinical courses are very rare. Acute hepatitis A is usually improved by conservative management, but coinfection of HAV and HEV may lead to severe forms of disease. When a patient with acute hepatitis A presents with an atypical clinical course such as hepatic encephalopathy, HEV infection, which has identical transmission routes to HAV, must be considered. We report a case of coinfection of HAV and HEV with hepatic encephalopathy.
Keywords :Hepatitis A virus, Hepatitis E virus, Coinfection, Hepatic encephalopathy
