Two siblings with fulminant viral hepatitis A: case report.
Fulminant hepatitis is a rare complication of acute hepatitis A infection. Nevertheless, the seroepidemiology of the infection is rapidly changing with the developing world, rendering more adults susceptible to the infection, in particular with more severe course. We report here fulminant hepatitis A infection with a mortal course during an epidemic period in two siblings. Although it causes a self-limited mild disease, hepatitis A virus may have a severe course including fulminant hepatitis and may lead to mortality, especially in older ages. Hence, the risk of hepatitis A virus infection and its complications should be reduced with measures of immunization and sanitation.
Yalniz
Mehmet
M
Firat University, Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey. mehmetyalniz@hotmail.com
Ataseven
Hüseyin
H
Celebi
Selman
S
Poyrazoğlu
Orhan Kürşat
OK
Sirma
Nusret
N
Bahçeitoğlu
Ibrahim Halil
IH
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005192:Family Health; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035781:Siblings