A Rare Case of pleural effusion Associated with Hepatitis A

Gholam Reza Soleimani; Mohammad Ali Moradi

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A Rare Case of pleural effusion Associated with Hepatitis A

Author(s):

Gholam Reza Soleimani^1,*,

Mohammad Ali Moradi²

1Assistant Prof, Research Center for Children and Adolescent's Health, Dept of Pediatrics, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.

2Resident of Pediatrics, Research Center for Children and Adolescent's Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 11, issue 4; e94380

Published online:Nov 20, 2009

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jan 05, 2009

Accepted:Sep 30, 2009

How to Cite:Gholam Reza Soleimani Mohammad Ali MoradiA Rare Case of pleural effusion Associated with Hepatitis A.Zahedan J Res Med Sci.11(4):e94380.

Abstract

Hepatitis A is the most common form of hepatitis infection in children that it is considered to be one of endemic diseases in our country. Hepatitis A virus leads to acute hepatitis and manifests with symptoms such as anorexia, vomiting, fever, abdominal discomfort and dark urine. Pleural effusion and ascites are rare and benign complications following hepatitis A, especially in children in this article, a rare case of pleural effusion in Hepatitis A was introduced.

A 28 month child was admitted to Ali ebn-e Abitaleb (a.s) hospital of Zahedan with symptoms of anorexia, vomiting, fever, abdominal pain, jaundice and dark urine from four days before admission. d uring hospital admission hepatitis A was diagnosed and chest radiograph showed bilateral fluid accumulation in pleural space. a scites was also determined.

The disease resolved after one week of supportive care without any medical treatment and there was no evidence of pleural effusion and ascites in follow-up visits. The possibility of pleural effusion should be kept in mind in patients with hepatitis A.

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