Hepatitis due to Enterovirus in a Child
Enteroviruses are a common cause of infection in neonates, causing wide spectrum of diseases, including myocarditis, myelitis, meningoencephalitis, hepatitis, and sepsis. The enteroviral hepatitis has rarely been recorded in pediatric populations other than neonates. We report a rare case of self-limiting acute hepatitis in a healthy 3-year-old child affected by hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by Enterovirus. Providers should be aware of hepatitis prevalence in the Enteroviral infection, and should consider it in the differential diagnosis for acute hepatitis of unknown origin.
Authors
- Alessandro Prete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-6916)
- Claudia Mandato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2425-5449)
- Anna Maria Aurino
- Giovanna D’Urzo
- Maria Amendolara
- Mónica Natale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-6819)
- L. Masini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8230-4985)
- Giuseppe Avallone
- Antonella De Santis
- Pasquale Villano
- Sergio Di Fenza
Institutions
- University of Salerno (IT)
- Villa Pineta Hospital (IT)
- Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACG Case Reports Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001931
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00