Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus in patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis
M Eder, S Beinhardt, R Strassl, A Stättermayer, C Freissmuth, K Kozbial, H Holzmann, P Ferenci, M Trauner, H Hofer · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 05
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Background and Aims: Incidence of autochthonous hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is reported to increase in Europe and evolution of chronic hepatitis E has been shown in patients receiving immunosuppressive treatment after solid organ transplantation. HEV infection may mimic autoimmune hepatitis or disease flares during immunosuppressive treatment. Aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency of HEV infection in patients with AIH. Methods: Sera from seventy two consecutive patients with AIH (female: 55 [76.4%], age: 42.2 ± 17.5 years [mean ± SD]) in a tertiary referral center were retrospectively a…
