Acute renal failure in a patient with non-fulminant hepatitis A infection.
Acute viral hepatitis A is a common cause of jaundice with a very low mortality. Acute renal failure occurs very rarely in hepatitis A. We report a case of non-fulminant hepatitis A in a 45-year-old man complicated by acute renal failure. The patient was treated successfully with hemodialysis resulting in complete recovery. Kidney biopsy was not performed in view of improving clinical picture.
Parakkadavathu
R T
RT
Krishna Nursing Home, Kanhangad, India. rakeshtp@yahoo.com
Pisharath
S V
SV
Chekkura
A P
AP
Khandekar
A
A
Soni
S S
SS
Parameswaran
R M
RM
Melothvalapil
A
A
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged