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KMID : 0438520100170010123
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Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
2010 Volume.17 No. 1 p.123 ~ p.126
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Symptomatic Hepatitis A Virus Infection in a Newborn
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Jin Jang-Yong
Hong Ye-Seul
Lee Woo-Ryoung
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Abstract
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is a common cause of acute hepatitis, but is rarely responsible for neonatal hepatitis. HAV infection is usually transmitted by the fecal-oral route, but during the neonatal period can be transmitted by the intrauterine vertical route or postnatal horizontal route. HAV infection is usually self-limited, but it can be potentially life-threatening in adults. The clinical course and symptoms are mild and the infection can be asymptomatic in newborns. Recently, we experienced a case of symptomatic neonatal hepatitis A. To our knowledge, this is the first case of neonatal hepatitis with HAV infection in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Hepatitis A virus, Newborn, Korea
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