Abstract |
Acute hepatitis A is caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV), which spreads through contaminated food or water or person-to-person contact, and has been epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) since 2018 in Tokyo. The majority of these patients have been found to be seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and contracted hepatitis A through sexual contact. We cared for an HIV-positive patient with fulminant hepatitis A while on antiretroviral therapy at our hospital. Hepatitis A vaccine should be aggressively promoted for HIV-positive MSM.
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Authors | Rika Kurata, Yukiko Kodama, Noriko Takamura, Harumi Gomi |
Journal | Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy
(J Infect Chemother)
Vol. 26
Issue 9
Pg. 999-1001
(Sep 2020)
ISSN: 1437-7780 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 32414687
(Publication Type: Case Reports)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2020 Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- HIV
- HIV Infections
(drug therapy, epidemiology)
- Hepatitis A
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Homosexuality, Male
- Humans
- Male
- Sexual and Gender Minorities
- Tokyo
(epidemiology)
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