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Hepatitis E infection in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis: is there a place for systematic screening?

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BACKGROUND:One study has suggested that markers of acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection are present in 3.6% of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH). However, validation of these preliminary results is lacking, as well as the impact of HEV infection on the 6-month survival. AIMS:The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of HEV infection markers in an external cohort of patients with histologically proven severe AH and to assess the impact of markers of acute HEV infection on the 6-month survival and the need for liver transplantation (LT). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients admitted for severe AH from January 2008 to June 2014 were analysed. HEV serology (IgM and IgG) was retrospectively performed. RESULTS:Ninety-three patients were analysed (male sex 77.4%, age 53±9 years, Maddrey discriminant function 65±32, MELD score 24±6). Six patients (6.5%) had markers of acute HEV infection (IgM+and IgG+), 11 (11.8%) of past HEV infection (IgG+and IgM-) and 76 (81.7%) had a negative serology (IgM- and IgG-). Initial presentation and biological characteristics were not different between IgM+ and IgM- patients, except for the aspartate aminotransferase level (P<0.001). Markers of acute HEV infection had no impact on response to corticosteroids, 1-, 3- or 6-month survival, and the need for LT. Three patients showed symptomatic acute HEV at onset of acute AH: two were treated with ribavirin during the acute phase: one patient died and one patient underwent LT. CONCLUSION:Markers of acute HEV infection were present in 6.5% of patients in our cohort of cirrhotics with histologically proven severe AH, without any impact on short-term or long-term outcome. Whether systematic screening of acute HEV infection in this population should be performed remains an unsolved question.

journal_name

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol

journal_title

European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors

Rudler M,Thibault V,Mouri S,Akhavan S,Mallet M,Charlotte F,Poynard T,Thabut D

doi

10.1097/MEG.0000000000000459

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1367-71

issue

eissn

0954-691X

issn

1473-5687

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Hepatitis E infection in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis: is there a place for systematic screening?