Chronic Genotype 3 Hepatitis E in Pregnant Woman Receiving Infliximab and Azathioprine

Abstract

Acute hepatitis E virus infection during pregnancy has a high fatality rate in developing countries. Little data are available on chronic infection in pregnant women. We report a case of chronic hepatitis E during treatment with infliximab and azathioprine, without adverse event during pregnancy and with spontaneous resolution after delivery.

Keywords

• Hepatitis E virus
• pregnancy
• immunosuppression
• viruses
• chronic infection
• hepatitis E