| Literature DB >> 20100114 |
Pornpimol Rianthavorn1, Chittima Thongmee, Noppachart Limpaphayom, Piyawat Komolmit, Apiradee Theamboonlers, Yong Poovorawan.
Abstract
We report the case of a Thai male patient with neuralgic amyotrophy, presenting with acute and severe pain in the upper extremities, followed by patchy muscle weakness, associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. The entire HEV genome was sequenced and subjected to phylogenetic analysis and found to be genotype 3. Data on the most common HEV genotypes circulating in Thailand are scarce. The origin of infection and the mode of HEV transmission in this patient remained inconclusive; however, this study provides essential baseline data as a reference for further genetic analysis of HEV.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20100114 DOI: 10.3109/00365540903496551
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Infect Dis ISSN: 0036-5548