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Revision as of 21:09, 19 December 2017

This page is about clinical aspects of the disease. For microbiologic aspects of the causative organism(s), see Hepatitis E Virus.

For patient information click here

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Hep E; HEV; HEV infection; Viral hepatitis type E

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 ==Treatment==
 [[Hepatitis E medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Hepatitis E primary prevention|Prevention]] | [[Hepatitis E cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Hepatitis E future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
-* '''Hepatitis E treatment'''<ref>{{citeweb|title=Hepatitis E virus|url=http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs280/en/}}</ref>
-:*Preferred regimen: supportive therapy. There is no specific treatment available.
-::*Note (1): Hepatitis E is usually self-limiting, hospitalization is generally not required.
-::*Note (2): Hospitalization is required for people with fulminant hepatitis and should also be considered for symptomatic pregnant women.
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