Fatal hepatitis A virus infection in an adolescent
Acute hepatitis A infection is largely self-limiting illness, rarely resulting in fulminant course with consequent hepatic failure and death. We present a 13-year old previously healthy Omani with fatal hepatitis A virus infection. This case highlights the critical role of hepatitis A vaccination an...
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| author | Fatma BaAlawi Kowthar Hassan Khuloud Al Maamari Abdullah Balkhair |
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| description | Acute hepatitis A infection is largely self-limiting illness, rarely resulting in fulminant course with consequent hepatic failure and death. We present a 13-year old previously healthy Omani with fatal hepatitis A virus infection. This case highlights the critical role of hepatitis A vaccination and argues for consideration of its inclusion in national vaccination programs in order to avert similar devastating consequences of yet another vaccine preventable disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2313c8f5eec0430c8824417b70e624ce2022-12-21T22:11:57ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0120e00721Fatal hepatitis A virus infection in an adolescentFatma BaAlawi0Kowthar Hassan1Khuloud Al Maamari2Abdullah Balkhair3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman; Corresponding author at: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, P.O. Box: 38, AlKhod, 123, Oman.Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanAcute hepatitis A infection is largely self-limiting illness, rarely resulting in fulminant course with consequent hepatic failure and death. We present a 13-year old previously healthy Omani with fatal hepatitis A virus infection. This case highlights the critical role of hepatitis A vaccination and argues for consideration of its inclusion in national vaccination programs in order to avert similar devastating consequences of yet another vaccine preventable disease.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300299Hepatitis A virusFulminantOman |
| spellingShingle | Fatma BaAlawi Kowthar Hassan Khuloud Al Maamari Abdullah Balkhair Fatal hepatitis A virus infection in an adolescent IDCases Hepatitis A virus Fulminant Oman |
| title | Fatal hepatitis A virus infection in an adolescent |
| title_full | Fatal hepatitis A virus infection in an adolescent |
| title_fullStr | Fatal hepatitis A virus infection in an adolescent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatal hepatitis A virus infection in an adolescent |
| title_short | Fatal hepatitis A virus infection in an adolescent |
| title_sort | fatal hepatitis a virus infection in an adolescent |
| topic | Hepatitis A virus Fulminant Oman |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300299 |
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