Publication details
Virová hepatitida A – možný diferenciálně diagnostický a terapeutický problém
| Title in English | Viral hepatitis A – possible diagnostic and therapeutic problems |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Vnitřní lékařství |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology |
| Keywords | hepatitis A (VHA); hepatitis A virus (HAV) |
| Description | 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 focal epidemics. 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. |