Hepatitis A virus infection presenting with seizures.
Hepatitis A infection rarely causes extrahepatic manifestations. Here we present a 5-year-old patient with an initial complaint of nuchal rigidity and convulsions during the course of hepatitis A infection. Because hepatitis A virus RNA was demonstrated in the cerebrospinal fluid, it was thought that convulsions might be related to this viral infection.
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sebahat
S
Cam
Deniz
D
Ertem
Ozge Altun
OA
Koroglu
Ender
E
Pehlivanoglu
D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000821:virology*
D007075:Immunoglobulin M