Immune disorders and rheumatologic manifestations of viral hepatitis

Table 4 Cases of arthritis in hepatitis E

Case	Al-Shukri et al[110]	Serratrice et al[111]
Age	52	51
Sex	Female	Female
Joints	Shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, ankles, left second and third metacarpophalangeal	Ankles and knees followed by the wrists and fingers
Duration of arthritis	No data	3 mo
Rash	Maculopapular, non-itchy rash all over her body	No
Fever	No	No
Jaundice	No	No
Pruritus	No	No
Other symptoms and signs	Retroorbital pain, eye discharge, headache, and loss of appetite	No
Rheumatoid factor	No	No
Antinuclear antibodies	No	No
White blood cells, 109/L	Normal	2.8
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, mm/h	35	24
C-reactive protein, mg/L	25	3
Transaminases	↑	↑
Complement	C3 - ↑; C4 -Normal	No data
Treatment	No data	No specific treatment