title: Adenovirus infection as possible cause of acute liver failure in a healthy child: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara. ferdaozbay72@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ferda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozbay Hoşnut
authors.forename: Oğuz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Canan
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozçay
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bilezikçi
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male