Martínez-Artola Y, Poncino D, García ML, Munné MS, González J, García DJ

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Dear Editor:

We read with interest the review of Mar Riveiro Barciela, et al.1 which shows that in developed countries a minority of acute hepatitis cases are attributed to Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and they are mainly undiagnosed. This review describes that infection by HEV has been related to extra hepatic manifestations, including neurological, renal, muscular and hematological disorders.

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