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A case of acute hepatitis E in Victoria
L D Moaven1, A J Fuller, J C Doultree
1Virology Department, Fairfield Hospital, VIC.
Objective:
To report a case of acute hepatitis E in Victoria, confirmed by laboratory investigations.
Clinical Features:
A 10-year-old boy presented for medical attention with a seven-day history of anorexia and jaundice, 17 days after arriving from Pakistan. The diagnosis of acute hepatitis E was suspected after exclusion of the known causes of viral hepatitis, and was further established by specific antibody testing and identification of hepatitis E virus-like particles in a faecal sample collected three weeks after the onset of illness.
Intervention And Outcome:
The patient was managed at home, treated symptomatically and made a complete recovery.
Conclusion:
In patients who arrive from countries where hepatitis E is endemic, and who develop non-A, non-B, non-C viral hepatitis, hepatitis E should be considered as a possible diagnosis.