Recent Trend of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Chiba Area, Japan: 3 of 5 Cases with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Recent Trend of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Chiba Area, Japan: 3 of 5 Cases with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an emerging health concern in developing and developed countries, such as Japan. Five cases have recently been diagnosed as hepatitis E. Of interest, 3 of them had rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although a previous study demonstrated a lack of association between HEV...

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Main Authors: Tatsuo Kanda, Shin Yasui, Masato Nakamura, Makoto Arai, Reina Sasaki, Yuki Haga, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Hiroaki Okamoto, Osamu Yokosuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Hepatitis E virus
Rheumatoid arthritis
IgA anti-hepatitis E virus antibody
Autoimmune hepatitis
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/441387

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