A fatal hepatitis A virus with dengue fever co-infection
We report the first pediatric fatal case of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and dengue virus (DENV) co-infection. A 4-year-old boy who had a partial recovery of HAV infection but with subsequent DENV infection; the condition was complicated by acute fulminant hepatic failure, and death.The risk of DENV co-i...
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doaj-0b66dbf0181f4ff884b9a71b14c38ab72021-07-02T05:45:24ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092019-01-0115A fatal hepatitis A virus with dengue fever co-infectionGassem Gohal0Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Saudi ArabiaWe report the first pediatric fatal case of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and dengue virus (DENV) co-infection. A 4-year-old boy who had a partial recovery of HAV infection but with subsequent DENV infection; the condition was complicated by acute fulminant hepatic failure, and death.The risk of DENV co-infection should be considered as cause of acute fulminant hepatic failure in pre-existing Hepatitis A infection. Keywords: Viral hepatitis A, Dengue virus, Acute fulminant liver failurehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919300459 |
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A fatal hepatitis A virus with dengue fever co-infection |
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We report the first pediatric fatal case of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and dengue virus (DENV) co-infection. A 4-year-old boy who had a partial recovery of HAV infection but with subsequent DENV infection; the condition was complicated by acute fulminant hepatic failure, and death.The risk of DENV co-infection should be considered as cause of acute fulminant hepatic failure in pre-existing Hepatitis A infection. Keywords: Viral hepatitis A, Dengue virus, Acute fulminant liver failure |
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