Thoracic Research and Practice
Case report

Ascites and Pleural Effusion: Rare Complications of Hepatitis A Infection in Children

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Pediatri Anabilim Dalı, Bolu, Türkiye

Thorac Res Pract 2009; 10: 98-100
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Abstract

Pleural effusion is a rare complication of atypical hepatitis A virus infection. It was proposed that immune complexes or local inflammation within the liver might be the cause of pleural effusion. In this case report, an 8 year-old girl with hepatitis A virus infection and unilateral pleural effusion was presented and the pathogenesis of this relation was discussed.

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