Co-infection is essential for disease presentation is: (A) Hepatitis A, (B) Hepatitis B, (C) Non A Non B Hepatitis, (D) Delta Hepatitis
Answer is D. majority of patients with HDV superinfection evolve to chronic HDV infection and hepatitis. Two major patterns of infection have been described: coinfection with HBV and HDV, or superinfection with HDV of a person chronically infected with HBV Ref Harrison20th edition pg 980