Ponnurangam Nagarajan Vinoth, Palaniyadi Anitha, Sathyamoorthi Muthamilselvan, Sasitharan Rajendraprasath, Shuba Sankaranarayan, Padur Sivaraman Rajakumar, Scott Julius Xavier
Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Australas Med J. 2012;5(7):369-72. doi: 10.4066/AMJ.2012.1024. Epub 2012 Jul 31.
Hepatitis A (HAV) infection is one of the most common forms of hepatitis in the paediatric age group in developing countries. It is usually self-limiting and rarely accompanied by extra hepatic complication. In this article, we report two children with hepatitis A who had associated issues of pleural effusion and ascites. Both issues improved with resolution of hepatitis after symptomatic treatment. Although uncommon, extra hepatic manifestations can occur with hepatitis A. However, they resolve completely. Paediatricians in developing countries should be aware of this rare association to avoid unnecessary investigations.
甲型肝炎（HAV）感染是发展中国家儿童年龄组中最常见的肝炎形式之一。它通常是自限性的，很少伴有肝外并发症。在本文中，我们报告了两名患有甲型肝炎且伴有胸腔积液和腹水问题的儿童。经过对症治疗，随着肝炎的好转，这两个问题均得到改善。虽然不常见，但甲型肝炎可出现肝外表现。不过，它们会完全消退。发展中国家的儿科医生应了解这种罕见的关联，以避免不必要的检查。
