Vnitr Lek 2017, 63(7-8):498-501 | DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2017.102

Viral hepatitis A - possible diagnostic and therapeutic problems

Petr Husa jr*, Petr Husa sr
Klinika infekčních chorob LF MU a FN Brno, pracoviště Bohunice

Viral hepatitis A (VHA) is the disease which has an ancient history. Reports of epidemic jaundice were described by Hippocrates in Greece during the 5th century B.C. Incidence of VHA in developed countries is dropping in last decades. What was once common disease is now very rare, usually emerging in local epidemies. With decreasing incidence of hepatitis A clinicians losing practical experiences with disease. Authors present possible diagnostic and therapeutic problems based on their experience with large epidemic of hepatitis A, which occurred in 2016-2017 in Brno area.

Keywords: hepatitis A (VHA); hepatitis A virus (HAV)

Received: May 29, 2017; Accepted: June 20, 2017; Published: July 1, 2017  Show citation

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Husa P, Husa P. Viral hepatitis A - possible diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Vnitr Lek. 2017;63(7-8):498-501. doi: 10.36290/vnl.2017.102.
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