Analysis of acute to chronic hepatitis E: 6-10 year follow-up. 2011

Li Liu, and Yunhua Liu
Department of Hepatopathy, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming City, Kunming, China. xx197210@yahoo.cn

Hepatitis E as a self-limiting disease and is generally not chronic, although in a small number of cases it appears to be so. Complete data were collected from 1104 cases of hepatitis E out of which 28 did not heal after liver treatment. These 28 cases were followed-up for 6-10 years. It was found that hepatitis can be chronic. Chronic hepatitis cases are more common in males, but a high degree of inflammatory activity and fibrosis were not evident. After 6-10 years of follow-up observation, cirrhosis or liver cancer did not appear. This is significantly different from the hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses. Further, most cases of chronic hepatitis E occurred in older patients, in which the ability to remove the virus may decline, contributing to the more than six months duration, along with other important reasons. In addition, we also observed that several cases were unhealed or chronic because of a combination with other viruses. Chronic disease or the long-term use of immune agents may be one of the causes for chronic hepatitis E.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006508 Hepatitis Antibodies Immunoglobulins raised by any form of viral hepatitis; some of these antibodies are used to diagnose the specific kind of hepatitis. Antibodies, Hepatitis
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208 Acute Disease Disease having a short and relatively severe course. Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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