A case of vertical transmission of hepatitis A virus infection.
We present a case of hepatitis A infection in a 2.5-month-old male who became icteric after 18 d of birth. The diagnosis of hepatitis A was made by compatible clinical symptoms, laboratory results and liver biopsy showing evidence of hepatitis, and confirmed by detection of anti-HAV IgM antibodies. Because the mother had an acute icteric hepatitis A 1 week before delivery, and the viraemic phase of hepatitis A infection is very short, approximately 7 d, we suggest that the infant was infected by his mother, before birth.
Paediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious