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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
HEV infections are usually self-limited, and hospitalization is generally not required. No available therapy is capable of altering the course of acute infection. | |||
As no specific therapy is capable of altering the course of acute hepatitis E infection, prevention is the most effective approach against the disease. Hospitalization is required for fulminant hepatitis and should be considered for infected pregnant women. | As no specific therapy is capable of altering the course of acute hepatitis E infection, prevention is the most effective approach against the disease. Hospitalization is required for fulminant hepatitis and should be considered for infected pregnant women. | ||
===Acute | ===Acute Hepatitis E=== | ||
===Chronic Hepatitis E=== | ===Chronic Hepatitis E=== | ||
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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
Medical Therapy
HEV infections are usually self-limited, and hospitalization is generally not required. No available therapy is capable of altering the course of acute infection.
As no specific therapy is capable of altering the course of acute hepatitis E infection, prevention is the most effective approach against the disease. Hospitalization is required for fulminant hepatitis and should be considered for infected pregnant women.