title: Two siblings with fulminant viral hepatitis A: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Firat University, Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey. mehmetyalniz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yalniz
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ataseven
authors.forename: Selman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Celebi
authors.forename: Orhan Kürşat
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Poyrazoğlu
authors.forename: Nusret
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sirma
authors.forename: Ibrahim Halil
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Bahçeitoğlu
mesh_terms: 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