Hepatitis Rebound after Infection with Yellow Fever Virus

In 2018, yellow fever with hepatitis was diagnosed for 2 unvaccinated travelers returning to France from Brazil. Hepatitis persisted for >6 months; liver enzyme levels again increased 2 months after disease onset with no detection of yellow fever virus RNA or other pathogens. Persistent hepatitis...

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Autores principales: Denis, Blandine, Chirio, David, Ponscarme, Diane, Brichler, Ségolène, Colin de Verdière, Nathalie, Simon, François, Molina, Jean-Michel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6537733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30870138
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2506.190069
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Sumario:In 2018, yellow fever with hepatitis was diagnosed for 2 unvaccinated travelers returning to France from Brazil. Hepatitis persisted for >6 months; liver enzyme levels again increased 2 months after disease onset with no detection of yellow fever virus RNA or other pathogens. Persistent hepatitis with hepatic cytolysis rebound probably resulted from immune response.

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