Etiology of Severe Acute Hepatitis in a Pediatric Transplant Center in Japan. Issue 4 (31st March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Funaki, Takanori; Yamada, Masaki; Ide, Kentaro; Ito, Reiko; Shoji, Kensuke; Ogimi, Chikara; Imadome, Ken-Ichi; Kasahara, Mureo
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Volume 12:Issue 4(2023)
• Page Start: 248
• Page End: 251
• Publication Date: 2023-03-31
• Subjects: children -- etiology -- liver failure -- liver transplantation -- severe acute hepatitis; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piad021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2048-7193

Abstract

Abstract: The proportion of pediatric cases with severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in the coronavirus disease 2019 era was higher than that in the pre-coronavirus disease 2019 era in Japan's largest pediatric transplant center. Further research and monitoring are essential.