Dengue and liver disease.
Acute hepatitis and hepatic encephalopathy are rare manifestations of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF). We report 4 children aged 8 months to 3 y who presented with severe hepatic dysfunction. Three male infants had in addition hepatic encephalopathy and 2 of them succumbed to their disease suggesting that hepatitis with encephalopathy has a very high mortality.
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Department of Pediatrics, B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India. irashah@pediatriconcall.com
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000150:complications*