Case Report

Acute Pericarditis and Renal Failure Complicating Acute Hepatitis A Infection

Authors: Yavuz Beyazit, MD, Gulay Sain Guven, MD, Murat Kekilli, MD, Seyfettin Koklu, MD, Omer Faruk Yolcu, MD, Ali Shorbagi, MD

Abstract

Abstract:Hepatitis A infection may result in acute hepatitis, and rarely, fulminant hepatitis may ensue. Extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis A are uncommon. The authors present the case of a 77-year-old male who had development of acute renal failure and pericarditis during the clinical course of acute hepatitis A infection. He died as a result of septic shock on the fifth day of hospitalization. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of both these rare and serious complications appearing in the same patient.

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