Fulminant hepatitis is a rare complication of acute hepatitis A infection.Nevertheless, the pabst blue ribbon chandelier seroepidemiology of the infection is rapidly changing with the developing world, rendering more adults susceptible to the infection, in particular with more severe course.We report here fulminant hepatitis A infection with a mortal course during an epidemic period in two siblings.
Although it causes a self-limited mild disease, hepatitis A virus may have a severe course including fulminant hepatitis and may lead to sharps honda mortality, especially in older ages.Hence, the risk of hepatitis A virus infection and its complications should be reduced with measures of immunization and sanitation.