Cargando…

A case of Hepatitis E in a blood donor

The threat of hepatitis E is being felt in blood banks in recent times. The disease is usually self-limiting, but may progress to a fulminant fatal form. We report a unique case of a hepatitis E virus (HEV)-positive asymptomatic blood donor who later developed jaundice and informed the blood bank. A...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tendulkar, Anita A., Shah, Sneha A., Kelkar, Rohini A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4339940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25722580
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-6247.150959