High seroprevalence of anti-Hepatitis E antibodies in Austrian patients with autoimmune hepatitis.

Michael EderRobert StrasslSandra BeinhardtAlbert Friedrich StättermayerKarin KozbialHeimo LaglerHeidemarie HolzmannMichael TraunerHarald Hofer

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)

No chronic hepatitis E virus infection was observed in our cohort of autoimmune hepatitis patients. Anti- hepatitis E virus-IgG positive patients were older and the seroprevalence was nearly twice as high as reported previously in healthy Austrian individuals, suggesting that hepatitis E virus-infection might act as trigger for the development of autoimmune hepatitis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
multiple sclerosis
peritoneal dialysis
physical activity
drug induced