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A Study of Hepatitis E in Pregnancy: Maternal and Fetal Outcome.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India 2016 October
PURPOSE: HEV infection, a major public health concern, is known to cause large-scale epidemic and sporadic cases of acute viral hepatitis in developing countries. The infection occurs primarily in young adults and is generally mild and self-limiting; however, the case fatality rate is reportedly higher among women, especially during the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.
METHODS: This study, a prospective observational study, was conducted at the Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital and Apple Saraswati Multispeciality hospital, in Kolhapur for over a period of 3 years (Jan 2010 to Jan 2013) to find out the prevalence and clinical outcome in a series of HEV-infected pregnant women.
RESULTS: A total of fifty-five symptomatic Anti-HEV IgM-positive women were included, and the maternal-fetal outcome was analyzed. The maternal mortality was 5 % including one antenatal death. Prematurity (80 %) and PROM (11 %) were the commonest fetal complications noted with a vertical transmission rate of 28 %.
CONCLUSION: Variations in maternal morbidity and mortality between different studies indicate a need to subtype the viral genotype according to its virulence and morbidity.
METHODS: This study, a prospective observational study, was conducted at the Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital and Apple Saraswati Multispeciality hospital, in Kolhapur for over a period of 3 years (Jan 2010 to Jan 2013) to find out the prevalence and clinical outcome in a series of HEV-infected pregnant women.
RESULTS: A total of fifty-five symptomatic Anti-HEV IgM-positive women were included, and the maternal-fetal outcome was analyzed. The maternal mortality was 5 % including one antenatal death. Prematurity (80 %) and PROM (11 %) were the commonest fetal complications noted with a vertical transmission rate of 28 %.
CONCLUSION: Variations in maternal morbidity and mortality between different studies indicate a need to subtype the viral genotype according to its virulence and morbidity.
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