[Severe and fatal non-A non-B hepatitis in 4 young and children]

Four cases on non-A, non-B acute hepatitis have been observed in infants of the same family. No evidence of hepatitis A or B (HBs-Ag, anti-HBs antibodies, HBe-Ag, anti-HBe and anti-HBc antibodies) could be detected in sera. Virological investigations showed no evidence of cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, infection, etc. The two younger infants developed disseminated intravascular coagulation and died. The other two recovered without sequelae.