Histopathology of chronic Hepatitis E
A Beer, H Holzmann, S Pischke, P Behrendt, F Wrba, J Schlue, U Drebber, E Halilbasic, H Kreipe, A Lohse, M Sterneck, H Wedemeyer, M Manns, HP Dienes · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 01
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Background and aims: Sporadic hepatitis E is an emerging indigenous disease in Europe induced by the genotype 3 of the virus. Whereas in immunocompetent individuals it takes an acute self-limited course, under immunocompromised conditions the majority of cases develop chronic hepatitis. Histopathology of acute hepatitis has been published whereas histology of chronic hepatitis has noit been described so far. Methods: We collected liver biopsies from 19 patients (17 male, 2 female; age 10 – 66 years)who had undergone solid organ transplantation (5 liver, 6 kidney, 4 lungs, 4 heart). One HIV-negative patient had C…
