In 47 of these
pregnant women, the liver failure was due to
HEV infection.9 In a case series from India, 33 to
43% of pregnant women with HEV infection had
severe disease or infection that led to fulminant
hepatic failure.10 A review indicated that the case
fatality rate among pregnant women with HEV infection
is between 15% and 25%, as compared with
a range of 0.5 to 4% in the population overall.11
Among 220 consecutive pregnant women presenting
with jaundice caused by acute viral hepatitis,