Severe Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children: Is It Caused by Pathogens or Non-infectious Factors?

Recently, an outbreak of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children has been reported in more than 27 countries worldwide. However, information on its prevalence in different countries and regions is still lacking. The evidence is suggestive of a potential viral infection, but this has n...

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Autores principales: Hu, Wei, Zhang, Min, Xu, Zhe, Li, Jing, Wang, Fu-Sheng, Li, Tong
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9295934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37520112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ID9.0000000000000060
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author Hu, Wei
Zhang, Min
Xu, Zhe
Li, Jing
Wang, Fu-Sheng
Li, Tong
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description Recently, an outbreak of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children has been reported in more than 27 countries worldwide. However, information on its prevalence in different countries and regions is still lacking. The evidence is suggestive of a potential viral infection, but this has not been fully confirmed. Cases of this disease have been reported in children, mainly in those younger than 5 years old. The reason for the age range of the disease requires further investigation.
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spelling pubmed-92959342022-08-03 Severe Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children: Is It Caused by Pathogens or Non-infectious Factors? Hu, Wei Zhang, Min Xu, Zhe Li, Jing Wang, Fu-Sheng Li, Tong Infectious Diseases & Immunity Review Recently, an outbreak of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children has been reported in more than 27 countries worldwide. However, information on its prevalence in different countries and regions is still lacking. The evidence is suggestive of a potential viral infection, but this has not been fully confirmed. Cases of this disease have been reported in children, mainly in those younger than 5 years old. The reason for the age range of the disease requires further investigation. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022-06-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9295934/ /pubmed/37520112 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ID9.0000000000000060 Text en Copyright © 2022 The Chinese Medical Association, published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted re-use and analyses in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic or until permissions are revoked in writing. Upon expiration of these permissions, PMC is granted a perpetual license to make this article available via PMC and Europe PMC, consistent with existing copyright protections.
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Wang, Fu-Sheng
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Severe Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children: Is It Caused by Pathogens or Non-infectious Factors?
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title_short Severe Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children: Is It Caused by Pathogens or Non-infectious Factors?
title_sort severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children: is it caused by pathogens or non-infectious factors?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9295934/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ID9.0000000000000060
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