Clinical Profile and Outcome of Pregnant Patients with Acute HEV Hepatitis During Water Borne Epidemic in Himachal Pradesh: A Hospital Based Study.
Conclusion: HEV infection has more morbidity and mortality among pregnant females and poor fetal outcome. Mortality is high (15.38%). Altered mental status at presentation, edema, HE, ALF have significant correlation (<0.05) with the mortality.
PMID: 29327522 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Assoc Physicians India Source Type: research
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