Uncommon associations of Hepatitis A in children: Acute respiratory distress syndrome and erosive gastritis

Abstract

Hepatitis A is a common cause of acute hepatitis in children and usually has a benign self-limiting course, moreover so in young children. We report two exceptional cases of erosive gastritis and acute respiratory distress syndrome, respectively, as rare associations of hepatitis A in children. Both children were < 5 years of age and eventually recovered.

Keywords

• Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• erosive gastritis
• hepatitis A