Acute Renal Failure Associated with Nonfulminating Hepatitis A; A Case Report

Abstract

A nine-year-old male child with acute renal failure complicating serologically proven non-fulminating hepatitis A virus infection is being reported. This is rare complication. The patient required dialysis for two weeks and recovered completely with the return of his laboratory tests back to normal.

Keywords

• Hepatitis A
• Renal failure
• Peritoneal dialysis.