Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jun;29(6):1288-1291. doi: 10.3201/eid2906.221579.
Pediatric acute hepatitis of unknown etiology has been reported globally since April 2022. In Japan, 139 possible cases with onset dates after October 2021 were reported as of December 2022. Three patients required liver transplants, but none died. Rates of adenovirus positivity (11/125, 9%) were lower than those for other countries.
自 2022 年 4 月以来,全球报告了多例病因不明的儿童急性肝炎。在日本,截至 2022 年 12 月,报告了 139 例 2021 年 10 月以后发病的可能病例。3 名患者需要进行肝移植,但均未死亡。腺病毒阳性率(11/125,9%)低于其他国家。