"#Long Covid" #Kids #Discussion #Liver

Eric Topol on Twitter

Thread A solid hypothesis for the basis of the mysterious, severe acute hepatitis in children: superantigen formation from prior Covid viral reservoir in the GI tract with superimposed adenovirus infection https://thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(22)00166-2/fulltext @LancetGastroHep

·twitter.com·Jul 19, 2023

Farid Jalali, MD on Twitter

Thread A detailed 🧵 on the alarming rise in cases of acute liver failure in healthy children:

Media + scientific bodies have placed undue emphasis on Adenovirus infection as the leading culprit in such cases of liver failure.

Let us see if this claim holds water [short answer: No!]

·twitter.com·Jul 19, 2023