A Case Series of Children with Acute Hepatitis and Human Adenovirus Infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human adenoviruses typically cause self-limited respiratory, gastrointestinal, and conjunctival infections in healthy children. In late 2021 and early 2022, several previously healthy children were identified with acute hepatitis and human adenovirus viremia.

Methods

We used International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, codes to identify all children (<18 years of age) with hepatitis who were admitted to Children's of Alabama hospital between October 1, 2021, and February 28, 2022; those with acute hepatitis who also tested positive for human adenovirus by whole-blood quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were included in our case series. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and treatment data were obtained from medical records. Residual blo

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez Sanchez LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9808750 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature