Abstract
We present, to our knowledge, the first case of fatal fulminant liver failure associated with hepatitis E virus infection, autoimmune hepatitis, and excessive paracetamol intake, which occurred in a 77-year-old woman. Hepatitis E testing should be performed in severe acute liver failure cases, even when another cause has been identified.
MeSH terms
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Acetaminophen / administration & dosage*
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Acetaminophen / adverse effects
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Aged
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Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / administration & dosage*
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Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / adverse effects
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Cluster Analysis
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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France
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Hepatitis E / complications
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Hepatitis E / diagnosis*
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Hepatitis E / pathology
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Hepatitis E virus / genetics
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Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification*
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Hepatitis, Autoimmune / complications
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Hepatitis, Autoimmune / diagnosis*
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Hepatitis, Autoimmune / pathology
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Humans
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Liver Failure / diagnosis*
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Liver Failure / etiology
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Liver Failure / pathology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
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RNA, Viral
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Acetaminophen
Associated data
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GENBANK/KF921517
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GENBANK/KF921518