National Surveillance of Pediatric Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology, Japan, October 2021–December 2022

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 lo...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Otake, Shogo, Ikenoue, Chiaki, Sudani, Natsu, Kobayashi, Miho, Takahashi, Kensuke, Shimada, Tomoe, Yoshimi, Itsuro, Saito, Tomoya, Sunagawa, Tomimasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10202856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37209697
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2906.221579
Descripción
Sumario: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.

Ejemplares similares