Two Siblings with Fulminant Viral Hepatitis A: Case Report

Yalniz, Mehmet; Ataseven, Hüseyin; Çelebı, Selman; Poyrazoğlu, Orhan Kürşat; Sirma, Nusret; Bahçecıoğlu, Ibrahim Halil

doi:10.14712/18059694.2018.48

Acta Medica > Archive > 2005, Vol. 48 > Issue 3-4 > Two Siblings with Fulminant Viral…

Acta Med. 2005, 48: 173-175

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.48

Two Siblings with Fulminant Viral Hepatitis A: Case Report

Mehmet Yalniz^a, Hüseyin Ataseven^a, Selman Çelebı^a, Orhan Kürşat Poyrazoğlu^a, Nusret Sirma^b, Ibrahim Halil Bahçecıoğlu^a

^aFirat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Turkey
^bFirat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey

Received May 1, 2005
Accepted August 1, 2005

Fulminant hepatitis is a rare complication of acute hepatitis A infection. Nevertheless, the seroepidemiology of the infection is rapidly changing with the developing world, rendering more adults susceptible to the infection, in particular with more severe course. We report here fulminant hepatitis A infection with a mortal course during an epidemic period in two siblings. Although it causes a self-limited mild disease, hepatitis A virus may have a severe course including fulminant hepatitis and may lead to mortality, especially in older ages. Hence, the risk of hepatitis A virus infection and its complications should be reduced with measures of immunization and sanitation.