Re: Diagnostic Challenge at Ben Taub Hospital

From: DoctorJoe@aol.com
Mon Oct 30 10:20:37 1995


Geff,

Regarding your Mexican lady with apparent hepatitis but negative hepatitis panel:

Remember that Hepatitis C testing is antibody testing - she may not have any yet.

Remember that Hepatitis E (enteric non-A non-B and non -C hepatitis) has no commercial test. You can get it done through the CDC, but it's a special deal, as far as I know. But it is definitely something to think about in someone who's been out of the country or exposed to someone... It clinically looks like hepatitis A.

Joe P.*************************************************

doctorjoe@aol.com "All things are connected. Joseph Pastorek, MD Some things are just more Department of OB-GYN connected than others." LSU Medical Center - Dirk Gently New Orleans, LA U.S.A.





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