Fulminant Hepatitis in Pregnancy
Journal Title: Perspectives In Medical Research - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a single-stranded RNA virus that causes large-scale epidemics of acute viral hepatitis, particularly in developing countries. In men and non-pregnant women, the disease is usually self-limited and has a case-fatality rate of less than <0.1%. However, in pregnant women, particularly from certain geographical areas in India, HEV infection is more severe, often leading to fulminant hepatic failure and death in a significant proportion of patients.Here we report a case of 25-year-old primi who presented with Fulminant hepatic failure due to Hepatitis E during the third trimester of her pregnancy.
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Rakesh Kumar Ambati
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