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==History==
==History==


==Symptoms==
==Common Symptoms==
*Prolonged [[cholestasis]] has been described in up to 60 percent of patients.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Chau TN, Lai ST, Tse C, ''et al'' |title=Epidemiology and clinical features of sporadic hepatitis E as compared with hepatitis A |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=101 |issue=2 |pages=292-6 |year=2006 |pmid=16454833 |doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00416.x}}</ref>
*Prolonged [[cholestasis]] has been described in up to 60 percent of patients.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Chau TN, Lai ST, Tse C, ''et al'' |title=Epidemiology and clinical features of sporadic hepatitis E as compared with hepatitis A |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=101 |issue=2 |pages=292-6 |year=2006 |pmid=16454833 |doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00416.x}}</ref>
*[[Muscle pain]]
*[[Muscle weakness]]
*[[Joint pain]]
*[[Jaundice]]
*[[Jaundice]]
*[[Nausea]]
*[[Vomiting]]
*[[Itching]]
*[[Malaise]]
*[[Malaise]]
*[[Anorexia_(symptom)|Anorexia]]
*[[Anorexia_(symptom)|Anorexia]]
*[[Nausea]]
*[[Abdominal pain]]
*[[Vomiting]]
*[[Fever]]
*[[Abdominal pain
]]*[[Fever]]
*[[Hepatomegaly]]
*[[Hepatomegaly]]
*Other less common features include [[diarrhea]], arthralgia, [[pruritus]], and urticarial rash. Some patients have asymptomatic infection.
*[[Diarrhea]]
 
*[[Acholic stools]]
*Dark-colored urine


==References==
==References==

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  1. Chau TN, Lai ST, Tse C; et al. (2006). "Epidemiology and clinical features of sporadic hepatitis E as compared with hepatitis A". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 101 (2): 292–6. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00416.x. PMID 16454833.