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Hepatitis E: What’s New?

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Acute <strong>Hepatitis</strong> E<br />

Clinical Picture of HEV<br />

■ Self-limited acute infection, resolves within 2–6 weeks.<br />

■ Incubation period 15-60 days.<br />

■ Acute hepatic failure can develop in a small proportion of patients.<br />

■ Asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic.<br />

■ Clinical symptoms occur in 2-5%.<br />

Acute viral hepatitis<br />

Extrahepatic findings (wide range of neurological disorders)<br />

Perrin HB, et al. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2015;21(11):1928-1934.

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