Rise in acute hepatitis among kids with Covid in MP’s Sagar
A team of medical from Bundelkhand Medical College (BMC), Sagar, Madhya Pradesh examined 475 Covid-positive children and found about 8% of children with Covid Acquired Hepatitis (CAH).
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Coronavirus may be linked to cases of severe hepatitis in children
Severe acute hepatitis in children: investigate SARS-CoV-2 superantigens
Severe acute hepatitis in children: investigate SARS-CoV-2 superantigens
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
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!]
2021
COVID-19 Associated Hepatitis in Children (CAH-C) during the second wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Central India: Is it a complication or transient phenomenon.
Chris Turnbull on Twitter
Thread 1/ Covid: Study from India shows 'sudden rise' in children with Hepatitis after 'mild' and asymptomatic infections as UKHSA claims that the sudden rise in Hep in kids in the UK is due to a common cold virus. Kids developed Hep after mild and asymptomatic infections.
1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children, WHO says | CNN
1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children, WHO says
Everything you need to know about the hepatitis outbreak among children
Everything You Need to Know About the Hepatitis Outbreak Among Children