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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]

Natural History

Hepatitis E may be classified in acute and chronic disease.

Complications

• Chronic hepatitis
• Liver failure

Prognosis

In most immunocompetent patients, hepatitis E is self-limited. In these cases the prognosis is often good. Immunocompromised patients, and those with end-stage liver disease are at higher risk of developing chronic hepatitis and other complications. This last group of patients have a poor prognosis.