persistent hepatitis e virus genotype 4 infection in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Persistent Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Infection in a Child With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

INTRODUCTION In general, the hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute, self-limiting hepatitis. Prolonged and chronic infections caused by HEV genotype 3 have been found in some immunosuppressed patients in developed countries. CASE PRESENTATION Here we report a Chinese boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, who developed hepatitis E during a period of intensive chemotherapy. Twenty months after ...

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Patients with Acute Hepatitis Symptoms in Ahvaz, Iran

Background and Aims: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is considered as one of the common causes of acute viral hepatitis in the world, particularly in the developing countries. It also causes fulminant hepatitis in pregnant women. Although HEV infection in Iran is endemic, there are numerous reports of epidemics caused by this infection in this part of the world. This study aimed to determine seropreval...

Leukemia Cutis in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at Diagnosis and Relapse

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Fatal Epstein-Barr virus infection in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission.

A 9-year-old white boy developed a fatal primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection while receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission. Histopathological findings at the height of the proliferative phase of the illness were compatible with a virally induced hemophagocytic syndrome. The infection spontaneously converted to complete aplasia of the bone marrow and lymph nod...