Hepatitis E virus infection-triggered intrahepatic cholestasis: A case report

Stephan Drexler1, Frederic Haedge2, Susanne N Weber3

  • 1Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen 52070, Germany. sdrexler@ukaachen.de.

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Summary

Hepatitis E virus infection can trigger severe intrahepatic cholestasis in individuals with genetic variants in hepatobiliary transporters. Treatment with rifampicin or bezafibrate led to rapid symptom improvement.