Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection causes acute liver disease, but severe infections are rare in immunocompetent patients. We describe a case of HEV infection in a previously healthy male trauma patient in France who received massive transfusions. Genotyping confirmed HEV in a transfused platelet pool and the donor.

Keywords

• hepatitis E virus
• platelet transfusion
• trauma
• injury
• HEV
• opportunistic infection