A 25-year-old woman develops fever 10 days after returning from Honduras. Malaria is excluded. She has fever, nausea, and right upper quadrant tendern...

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A 25-year-old woman develops fever 10 days after returning from Honduras. Malaria is excluded. She has fever, nausea, and right upper quadrant tenderness. ALT is 2500 U/L. She received hepatitis A vaccination 2 years ago. IgM anti-HAV is negative. IgM anti-HEV is positive. What is the diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Hepatitis E

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Hepatitis A

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Hepatitis B

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Hepatitis C

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Drug-induced hepatitis

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Hepatitis E in Returned Traveller

A 25-year-old woman develops fever 10 days after returning from Honduras. Malaria is excluded. She has fever, nausea, and right upper quadrant tenderness. ALT is 2500 U/L. She received hepatitis A vaccination 2 years ago. IgM anti-HAV is negative. IgM anti-HEV is positive. What is the diagnosis?