To the Editor: Hepatitis E virus is an emerging infection in developed countries, with many
clinical manifestations. 1 We describe a 48-year-old bisexual white male who was infected …

To the Editor: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of water-borne epidemics of
hepatitis in many developing countries in Asia and Africa, where high mortality has been …

Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in immunosuppressed patients can result in
chronic hepatitis that rapidly progresses to cirrhosis (1, 2). When immunosuppressed …

Background: Acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is usually followed by complete
recovery, but some cases of chronic HEV infection have been reported. Objective: To report …

To the Editor: Acute infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is
associated with a self-limited, mononucleosis-like illness in the majority of persons …

Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is endemic in developing countries, and infection
typically causes acute hepatitis. Objective: To report a case of chronic hepatitis after HEV …

To the Editor: Eradication of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a difficult goal to
achieve, because a reservoir of replication-competent HIV is established in resting CD4 T …

To the Editor: Poliomyelitis is a clinical syndrome defined by the presence of fever,
meningitis, and flaccid paralysis. In the United States, this syndrome was historically …

To the Editor: Casadevall et al.(March 7 issue) 1 described the development of
autoantibodies against erythropoietin in a patient with pure red-cell aplasia. The authors …

Background: There is currently no accepted treatment of chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV)
infection. Objective: To report 2 patients in whom ribavirin therapy seemed to alter the …