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Published on: February 10, 2015
Prolonged cholestasis after acute viral hepatitis: successfully treated with oral steroid
Manjesh Jayappa1, Prawin Kumar1, Jagdish Prasad Goyal2
1Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Abstract:
Cholestasis is a rare distinct complication of hepatitis A infection. Usually it runs a long indolent course with significant pruritus and malabsorption lasting for few months. A 9-year-old boy presented with yellowish discolouration of eye for 1 month. Liver function test showed conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. Serology was positive for hepatitis A IgM antibody. Liver biopsy showed features of hepatitis with cholestasis. Child successfully treated with oral steroids.
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