Lifrarbólguveira E : Umræða um tvö íslensk tilfelli

• Published in: Læknablaðið
• Main Authors: Ólafsdóttir, Marta, Löve, Arthur, Jónasson, Jón Gunnlaugur, Björnsson, Einar Stefán
• Other Authors: Læknadeild, Rannsóknaþjónusta, Önnur svið, Landspítali
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Veirufræði; Meinafræði; Meltingarlæknisfræði; Case report; Hepatitis E; Myalgia; Viral hepatitis; Læknisfræði (allt); Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3548; https://doi.org/10.17992/LBL.2020.11.606

Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Laeknafelag Islands. All rights reserved. Lifrarbólga E er veirusjúkdómur sem berst yfirleitt með menguðu vatni og gengur oftast yfir án sértækra inngripa. Hann er algengur á Indlandi og hefur valdið faröldrum, til að mynda í Asíu, Afríku og Mexíkó, en er sjaldséður á Íslandi. Hér er lýst tveimur tilfellum lifrarbólgu E sem greindust á Íslandi á síðasta ári. Hepatitis E is a viral disease that is usually transmitted through contaminated drinking water and most often causes a self-limiting infection that does not require specific treatment. It is common in India and has caused outbreaks in Asia, Africa and Mexico but has very rarely been diagnosed in Iceland. We describe two cases of hepatitis E diagnosed in Iceland in the last year. Hepatitis E is a viral disease that is usually transmitted through contaminated drinking water and most often causes a self-limiting infection that does not require specific treatment. It is common in India and has caused outbreaks in Asia, Africa and Mexico but has very rarely been diagnosed in Iceland. We describe two cases of hepatitis E diagnosed in Iceland in the last year. Peer reviewed