Hepatitis viruses are the most common cause in the developing world. Fulminant acute hepatitis in pediatrics in latin america and. Recent gastroenterologia y hepatologia articles elsevier. Fulminant acute hepatitis in pediatrics in latin america. Hepatitis d can only infect people already infected with hepatitis b. Hospital universitario materno infantil vall dhebron.
It has several causes, the main ones being acetaminophen poisoning, infections especially viral. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Hepatitis a and e are mainly spread by contaminated food and water. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e. Hepatitis b is mainly sexually transmitted, but may also be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth and spread through infected blood. Algunos lactantes desarrollan hepatitis leve, y unos pocos tienen enfermedad hepatica fulminante. Hepatitis fulminante trastornos hepaticos y biliares. Hepatitis a as an etiologic agent of acute liver failure in latin america. Fulminant acute hepatitis fah is a serious and dynamic clinical syndrome characterized by the quick worsening of hepatic function in patients without a history of liver disease. Falla hepatica fulminante por hepatitis a en ninos. Montijo barrios e, garcia lopez r, cervantes bustamante r, et al. The clinical syndrome is the same, regardless of the cause. It has a unique combination of rapidly progressive, severe multiple organ failure, unpredictable and often.