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Official Journal of Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
e-ISSN 1735-3408
p-ISSN 1735-143X
Meningoencephalitis of Hepatitis A in Adult Man: A Case Report
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1Health Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, gholamalighorbani@yahoo.com, Tehran, IR.Iran
2Department of Neurology, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR.Iran
*Corresponding Author: Health Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, gholamalighorbani@yahoo.com, Tehran, IR.Iran. Tel: +98 21 88600062. Fax: +98 21 88600062. Email: gholamalighorbani@yahoo.com
Published online:Dec 31, 2008
Article type:Case Report
Received:Aug 25, 2008
Accepted:Sep 23, 2008
How to Cite:Ghorbani G, Ameli J, Ghadimi H. Meningoencephalitis of Hepatitis A in Adult Man: A Case Report. Hepat Mon. 2008;8(4):. doi:
Abstract
Acute hepatitis A virus is almost always a mild illness with a benign outcome in babies and children but the disease isoften symptomatic in adults and the fulminant form may occur in them. Also infrequent atypical clinical forms ofinfection, such as relapsing hepatitis, prolonged hepatitis, and cholestatic hepatitis may be seen in adults. We did notfound any cases of hepatitis A meningoencephalitis in the review of literature, so we decided to introduce this case. Wereport a case of meningoencephalitis of hepatitis A virus infection. He had cerebrospinal fluid abnormality due tomeningoencepalitis. Meningoencephalitis is an atypical presentation of hepatitis A virus infection. Atypicalmanifestations of hepatitis A should be considered in adult patients.
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