Benign course of hepatitis A and COVID-19 coinfection: A retrospective observational case series with comparative analysis
HAV-COVID-19 coinfection in otherwise healthy individuals does not appear to worsen liver injury or delay recovery compared to HAV alone. However, given isolated reports of fulminant hepatitis, clinicians should continue to screen for coinfection in patients presenting with liver injury during with COVID-19, especially in HAV-endemic regions. Larger studies are needed to confirm these findings and explore potential risk modifiers.
Authors
- Georges Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4103-5192)
- Nour Abbas
- Gema Nazri Yanni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-3372)
- Youssef El Toum
- Antoine C. El Khoury
- M Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6746-7399)
- M. Issa
Institutions
- Lebanese University (LB)
- Saint Joseph University (LB)
- American University of Beirut Medical Center (LB)
- Lebanese American University (LB)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IDCases
- Published
- 2025-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02453
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00