Acute liver injury in hospitalized children: clinical and etiological profile from a tropical country
Infectious causes, particularly viral hepatitis, remain the predominant etiology of ALI in Indian children. Severe ALI was frequently associated with viral hepatitis, Enteric fever and dengue. In addition, Non-hepatotropic viruses are important cause of ALI. Consideration of these common illnesses is important to avoid unnecessary investigations and parental anxiety.
Authors
- Arghya Samanta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1768-0263)
- Anand Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3514-0225)
- Shipra Agrwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6698-6691)
- Jagdish Chandra
- Karanvir Attri
- Sneha Kumari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7228-1986)
- Tribhuvan Pal Yadav
Institutions
- Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
- Institute of Child Health (IN)
- Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya (IN)
- ESIC Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmag001
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00