Abstract

Case Report

Complicated Hepatitis A Virus Infection: A Report of Three Cases from Single Tertiary Referral Center

Omkolsoum M Alhaddad, Maha M Elsabaawy*, Khalid A Gameel, Marwa Elfauomy, Olfat Hendy and Eman A Rewisha

Published: 30 December, 2016 | Volume 1 - Issue 1 | Pages: 014-020

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is the commonest form of acute viral hepatitis all over the world. Complicated HAV cases had been reported with evolving presentations. This is a report of three cases of non-fulminant HAV infections annotating rare non hepatic sequalae.

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