Hepatitis E virus in a young pregnant woman

Authors

  • Fidel Alejandro Almeida Lobaina Hospital Provincial Ginecoobstétrico "Mariana Grajales Coello", Santiago de Cuba http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4450-3035
  • Yorgan Gómez Neira Hospital Provincial Ginecoobstétrico "Mariana Grajales Coello", Santiago de Cuba
  • Carmen Elsa Hechavarria Kindelán Hospital Provincial Ginecoobstétrico "Mariana Grajales Coello", Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

hepatitis E, pregnancy, hepatic failure, secondary health care.

Abstract

The case report of a 20 years nonparous pregnant woman with history of intermittent, asymptomatic asthma is presented, who was admitted with an icteric syndrome in "Mariana Grajales Coello" Gynecoobstetric Hospital of Santiago de Cuba. After carrying out him the pertinent studies it was concluded that she presented a complicated hepatitis E, which required intensive cares; with the opportune diagnosis and the effective treatment her survival could be guaranteed.  

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Published

2018-02-13

How to Cite

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Almeida Lobaina FA, Gómez Neira Y, Hechavarria Kindelán CE. Hepatitis E virus in a young pregnant woman. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2018 Feb. 13 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];22(2). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1855

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2018): MEDISAN

Section

Case Reports

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