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*[[Anorexia_(symptom)|Anorexia]] | *[[Anorexia_(symptom)|Anorexia]] | ||
*[[Nausea]] | *[[Nausea]] | ||
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*Abdominal pain | *[[Abdominal pain | ||
*[[Fever]] | ]]*[[Fever]] | ||
*[[Hepatomegaly]] | *[[Hepatomegaly]] | ||
*Other less common features include [[diarrhea]], arthralgia, [[pruritus]], and urticarial rash. Some patients have asymptomatic infection. | *Other less common features include [[diarrhea]], arthralgia, [[pruritus]], and urticarial rash. Some patients have asymptomatic infection. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
History
Symptoms
- Prolonged cholestasis has been described in up to 60 percent of patients.[1]
- Jaundice
- Malaise
- Anorexia
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- [[Abdominal pain
]]*Fever
- Hepatomegaly
- Other less common features include diarrhea, arthralgia, pruritus, and urticarial rash. Some patients have asymptomatic infection.
References
- ↑ 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.