A case series of children with acute hepatitis and human Adenovirus infection.

A Case Series of Children with Acute Hepatitis and Human Adenovirus Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related Study: Clinical Spectrum of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Cause – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Unexplained Acute Hepatitis in Children: More Evidence for Adenovirus 41 — Two studies point to a suspiciously high prevalence – MedPage Today (free registration required)

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A majority of children admitted to a single hospital in late 2021–early 2022 with acute hepatitis of unknown cause tested positive for adenovirus. This report describes the children’s illnesses and outcomes. https://t.co/QYvi6U1jUN pic.twitter.com/auPRq1duQm

— NEJM (@NEJM) July 13, 2022

From January–April 2022, 44 children with acute hepatitis of unknown cause were referred to a liver-transplantation center in the U.K. Six underwent liver transplantation. https://t.co/CMI4KCqdxM pic.twitter.com/og72u58L5R

— NEJM (@NEJM) July 13, 2022