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Three cases of acute hepatitis E virus infection imported into Norway
K Skaug1, I J Hagen, B von der Lippe
1Department of Microbiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
We report 3 cases of acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection imported from Asia. All 3 patients had fever and upper abdominal discomfort preceding jaundice which lasted 2-3 weeks with maximum bilirubin levels of 141-254 mmol/l. The ALT values peaked between 1,347 and 3,690 U/l. Both values normalized within 1-2 months. During the acute phase of the disease, all patients had high levels of IgG and IgM antibodies against HEV (anti-HEV) recombinant and synthetic peptides. The duration of the anti-HEV IgM was about 1-2 months.