Viral hepatitis D imported to the Czech Republic by the citizen from the Moldavian Republic.

Viral hepatitis D (HDV) is a serious acute inflammatory liver damage, which frequently is transmitting to the chronic phase, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. This disease can be found in the Czech Republic only rarely. The authors present the case of viral hepatitis D imported to the Czech Republic from Moldavia in 28-year old man. According to the examinations of the markers of HBV and HDV, the most probably it is a HDV superinfection in patient after acute HBV with HBsAg carriers.