Acute pancreatitis associated with acute hepatitis A in a young child.
Acute hepatitis A infection is an unusual cause of pancreatitis in adults and has not been reported previously in young children. We describe a 4-year-old girl with acute pancreatitis associated with hepatitis A infection.
Shrier
L A
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Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
Karpen
S J
SJ
McEvoy
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M