TT virus-related acute recurrent hepatitis. Histological features of a case and review of the literature

Virchows Arch. 2001 Dec;439(6):752-5. doi: 10.1007/s004280100467.

Abstract

TT virus is a recently discovered virus, of which the pathogenetic potential is still uncertain. The present paper describes the histopathological features of a case of TT virus-related acute recurrent hepatitis. The patient is a 28-year-old woman with no history of drug or alcohol abuse, presenting with repeated episodes of hypertransaminasemia evidenced during the last 4 years. No other markers of viral or autoimmune disease were found. On histological analysis, the liver parenchyma showed a preserved architecture. The histological features were those of a mild acute hepatitis. The clinicopathological findings suggest th

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Primers / chemistry
  • DNA Virus Infections / complications
  • DNA Virus Infections / pathology*
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Female
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / etiology
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Necrosis
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Recurrence
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Torque teno virus / genetics
  • Torque teno virus / isolation & purification*
  • Torque teno virus / pathogenicity

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Viral