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Long COVID may be behind mysterious child hepatitis - study
12 cases of unexplained acute hepatitis in children have been reported so far in Israel.
By TZVI JOFFRE
Published: JUNE 14, 2022 22:24
Updated: JUNE 14, 2022 22:25
Long COVID may be the cause of unexplained cases of hepatitis in children around the world in recent months, Israeli researchers from Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital, Rambam Medical Center and Tel Aviv University found in a study recently published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.
12 cases of unexplained acute hepatitis in children have been reported so far in Israel.
The Israeli scientists who conducted the study noted that liver injury has been recorded in adult patients with severe coronavirus infections and that children can be affected with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) as a result of COVID-19, which can injure the liver. Post-COVID-19 liver injuries have been increasingly reported among adults as well...
Long COVID may be behind mysterious child hepatitis - study
12 cases of unexplained acute hepatitis in children have been reported so far in Israel.
By TZVI JOFFRE
Published: JUNE 14, 2022 22:24
Updated: JUNE 14, 2022 22:25
Long COVID may be the cause of unexplained cases of hepatitis in children around the world in recent months, Israeli researchers from Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital, Rambam Medical Center and Tel Aviv University found in a study recently published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.
12 cases of unexplained acute hepatitis in children have been reported so far in Israel.
The Israeli scientists who conducted the study noted that liver injury has been recorded in adult patients with severe coronavirus infections and that children can be affected with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) as a result of COVID-19, which can injure the liver. Post-COVID-19 liver injuries have been increasingly reported among adults as well...
