CAN HEPATITIS E VIRUS BE CONSIDERED AS AN ETIOLOGY OF CRYPTOGENIC CIRRHOSIS? (LETTER TO EDITOR)

摘要

DEAR EDITOR, Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the main causes of endemic acute hepatitis, particularly in Asian and African countries. The spectrum of clinical presentation is from asymptomatic to fulminate disease. A majority of infected patients recover completely, although mortality related to HEV infection is estimated to be 1% in the general population and even more common in pregnant women.