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Hepatitis A virus infection

MedGen UID:
42418
Concept ID:
C0019159
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Hepatitides, Infectious; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis, Infectious; Infectious Hepatitides; Infectious Hepatitis
SNOMED CT: IH - Infectious hepatitis (40468003); Viral hepatitis, type A (40468003); Infectious hepatitis (40468003); Hepatitis A (40468003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005790

Definition

Acute inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus. It is highly contagious and usually contracted through close contact with an infected individual or their feces, contaminated food or water. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHepatitis A virus infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Voise N; Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2011 Oct;111(10 Suppl 6):S13-6. PMID: 22086888
Jeong SH, Lee HS
Intervirology 2010;53(1):15-9. Epub 2010 Jan 5 doi: 10.1159/000252779. PMID: 20068336
Carey WD, Patel G
Cleve Clin J Med 1992 May-Jun;59(3):317-25. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.59.3.317. PMID: 1516219

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ayouni K, Kharroubi G, Mallekh R, Hammami W, Marouani R, Mhamdi M, Ben Salah A, Triki H, Bettaieb J
J Med Virol 2021 Jun;93(6):3666-3671. Epub 2020 Oct 10 doi: 10.1002/jmv.26563. PMID: 32986240
Smith CR, Kershaw T, Johnson K, Meghnath K
Epidemiol Infect 2019 Nov 12;147:e300. doi: 10.1017/S0950268819001870. PMID: 31711553Free PMC Article
Lin KY, Chen GJ, Lee YL, Huang YC, Cheng A, Sun HY, Chang SY, Liu CE, Hung CC
World J Gastroenterol 2017 May 28;23(20):3589-3606. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i20.3589. PMID: 28611512Free PMC Article
Carrilho FJ, Mendes Clemente C, Silva LC
Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 Mar;28(3):118-25. doi: 10.1157/13072011. PMID: 15771857
Duff P
Semin Perinatol 1998 Aug;22(4):277-83. doi: 10.1016/s0146-0005(98)80016-5. PMID: 9738992

Diagnosis

Jeong SH, Lee HS
Intervirology 2010;53(1):15-9. Epub 2010 Jan 5 doi: 10.1159/000252779. PMID: 20068336
Nainan OV, Xia G, Vaughan G, Margolis HS
Clin Microbiol Rev 2006 Jan;19(1):63-79. doi: 10.1128/CMR.19.1.63-79.2006. PMID: 16418523Free PMC Article
Duff P
Semin Perinatol 1998 Aug;22(4):277-83. doi: 10.1016/s0146-0005(98)80016-5. PMID: 9738992
Koff RS
Vaccine 1992;10 Suppl 1:S15-7. doi: 10.1016/0264-410x(92)90533-p. PMID: 1335649
Bradley DW
J Virol Methods 1980 Dec;2(1-2):31-45. doi: 10.1016/0166-0934(80)90037-3. PMID: 6262342

Therapy

Abdullah I, Goreal A
East Mediterr Health J 2022 Nov 30;28(11):829-834. doi: 10.26719/emhj.22.087. PMID: 36515447
Kanda T, Sasaki R, Masuzaki R, Matsumoto N, Ogawa M, Moriyama M
Viruses 2020 May 12;12(5) doi: 10.3390/v12050533. PMID: 32408660Free PMC Article
Smith CR, Kershaw T, Johnson K, Meghnath K
Epidemiol Infect 2019 Nov 12;147:e300. doi: 10.1017/S0950268819001870. PMID: 31711553Free PMC Article
Lin KY, Chen GJ, Lee YL, Huang YC, Cheng A, Sun HY, Chang SY, Liu CE, Hung CC
World J Gastroenterol 2017 May 28;23(20):3589-3606. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i20.3589. PMID: 28611512Free PMC Article
Stübgen JP
J Neurol Sci 2011 Jan 15;300(1-2):2-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.09.015. PMID: 20920814

Prognosis

Yin S, Barker L, Ly KN, Kilmer G, Foster MA, Drobeniuc J, Jiles RB
Clin Infect Dis 2020 Dec 17;71(10):e571-e579. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa298. PMID: 32193542
Muñoz-Martínez SG, Díaz-Hernández HA, Suárez-Flores D, Sánchez-Ávila JF, Gamboa-Domínguez A, García-Juárez I, Torre A
Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed) 2018 Apr-Jun;83(2):134-143. Epub 2018 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2017.10.004. PMID: 29685743
Voise N; Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2011 Oct;111(10 Suppl 6):S13-6. PMID: 22086888
Jeong SH, Lee HS
Intervirology 2010;53(1):15-9. Epub 2010 Jan 5 doi: 10.1159/000252779. PMID: 20068336
Bradley DW
J Virol Methods 1980 Dec;2(1-2):31-45. doi: 10.1016/0166-0934(80)90037-3. PMID: 6262342

Clinical prediction guides

Kanda T, Sasaki R, Masuzaki R, Matsumoto N, Ogawa M, Moriyama M
Viruses 2020 May 12;12(5) doi: 10.3390/v12050533. PMID: 32408660Free PMC Article
Yin S, Barker L, Ly KN, Kilmer G, Foster MA, Drobeniuc J, Jiles RB
Clin Infect Dis 2020 Dec 17;71(10):e571-e579. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa298. PMID: 32193542
Martínez Lozano H, Conthe Alonso A, Bañares R
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2020 Mar;112(3):178-182. doi: 10.17235/reed.2020.6526/2019. PMID: 32081016
Hirai-Yuki A, Whitmire JK, Joyce M, Tyrrell DL, Lemon SM
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2019 Jan 2;9(1) doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a031674. PMID: 29661811Free PMC Article
Jeong SH, Lee HS
Intervirology 2010;53(1):15-9. Epub 2010 Jan 5 doi: 10.1159/000252779. PMID: 20068336

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