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==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
As no specific therapy is capable of altering the course of acute hepatitis E infection, [[prevention]] is the most effective approach against the disease. Hospitalization is required for [[fulminant hepatitis]] and should be considered for [[infected]] pregnant women.<ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis E | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/HepatitisE_whocdscsredc2001_12.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Fields | first = Bernard | title = Fields virology | publisher = Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Philadelphia | year = 2013 | isbn = 9781451105636 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = LastName | first = FirstName | title = Lippincott's guide to infectious diseases | publisher = Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health | location = Philadelphia | year = 2011 | isbn = 1605479756 }}</ref> | |||
As no specific therapy is capable of altering the course of acute hepatitis E infection, [[prevention]] is the most effective approach against the disease. Hospitalization is required for [[fulminant hepatitis]] and should be considered for [[infected]] pregnant women.<ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis E | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/HepatitisE_whocdscsredc2001_12.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Fields | first = Bernard | title = Fields virology | publisher = Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Philadelphia | year = 2013 | isbn = 9781451105636 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = LastName | first = FirstName | title = Lippincott's guide to infectious diseases | publisher = Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health | location = Philadelphia | year = 2011 | isbn = 1605479756 }}</ref> | |||
===Acute Hepatitis E=== | ===Acute Hepatitis E=== | ||
The majority of hepatitis E cases are self-limited, resolving without requiring therapy. However, patients with pre-existing liver conditions may require treatment with [[ribavirin]]. | |||
===Chronic Hepatitis E=== | ===Chronic Hepatitis E=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Medical Therapy
As no specific therapy is capable of altering the course of acute hepatitis E infection, prevention is the most effective approach against the disease. Hospitalization is required for fulminant hepatitis and should be considered for infected pregnant women.[1][2][3]
Acute Hepatitis E
The majority of hepatitis E cases are self-limited, resolving without requiring therapy. However, patients with pre-existing liver conditions may require treatment with ribavirin.
Chronic Hepatitis E
References
- ↑ "Hepatitis E" (PDF).
- ↑ Fields, Bernard (2013). Fields virology. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9781451105636.
- ↑ LastName, FirstName (2011). Lippincott's guide to infectious diseases. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health. ISBN 1605479756.