Adenovirus infection as possible cause of acute liver failure in a healthy child: a case report.
Adenoviruses are common viral pathogens in childhood; however, they can cause serious disease in an immunocompromised host. Fulminant hepatitis is a rare complication of adenoviral infection. We report herein a case of fatal fulminant hepatitis possibly caused by adenovirus infection. Although rare, adenovirus infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute liver failure in immunocompetent children.
Ozbay Hoşnut
Ferda
F
Departments of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara. ferdaozbay72@yahoo.com
Canan
Oğuz
O
Ozçay
Figen
F
Bilezikçi
Banu
B
D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male