| Revista: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000290811 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Autores: | Diniz-Santos, Daniel Rui1 Melo, Maria Clotildes Nunes de Melo, Rita Franca Silva, Luciana Rodrigues1 |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal da Bahia, Divisao de Gastroenterologia Pediatrica e Hepatologia, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil |
| Año: | 2004 |
| Periodo: | Abr |
| Volumen: | 8 |
| Número: | 2 |
| Paginación: | 180-183 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Caso clínico |
| Resumen en inglés | Hepatitis A is one of the most frequent infectious liver diseases affecting children worldwide. The disease is usually mild and self-limited, and complications are very rare. Nevertheless, hepatitis A can sometimes cause acute liver failure (ALF), a severe, life-threatening condition. Herein is reported a case of a child who presented ALF during a course of hepatitis A. The need for early identification of possible ALF cases among hepatitis A patients, and for effective ways of evaluating such a possibility, are discussed. We also emphasize the importance of prevention measures, especially vaccination |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Gastroenterología, Pediatría, Inmunología, Hepatitis A, Insuficiencia hepática aguda, Niños |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Gastroenterology, Pediatrics, Hepatitis A, Acute liver failure, Children, Immunology |
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