A case of nephrotic syndrome associated with relapsing hepatitis A

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ataş, Bülent | Tuncer, Oǧuz | Çaksen, Hüseyin | Arslan, Şükrü

Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Yüzüncü Y�l University School of Medicine, Van, Turkiye

Note: [] Correspondence: Bülent Ataş, MD, Yüzüncü Yıl University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Van, Turkiye. Tel.: +90 432 215 04 70; Fax: +90 432 215 04 79; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Viral hepatitis A infection is a self-limited infection occurring predominantly among children usually as an anicteric often-subclinical illness. Almost all patients with hepatitis A virus infection recover completely. However, a relapsing course can occur with clinical signs, symptoms and biochemical findings of hepatic inflammation one or four months after the acute phase. In this article, we report a case of nephrotic syndrome associated with relapsing hepatitis A. Although it has been reported that hepatitis A can lead to nephrotic syndrome, an association of relapsing hepatitis A and nephrotic syndrome has not been reported in the literature to the best of our knowledge.

Keywords: Nephrotic syndrome, relapsing hepatitis A

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 113-116, 2007