A Rare Complication Associated with Scarlet Fever: Acute Hepatitis | Zendy

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A Rare Complication Associated with Scarlet Fever: Acute Hepatitis

Author(s) -

Şerife Yılmaz,

Aslıhan Araslı Yılmaz,

Ali Osman Köksal,

Aslı ÇELEBİ TAYFUR,

Selen Güler SELEN,

Osman Özdemir,

Nesibe Andıran

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

turkish journal of pediatric disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1307-4490

pISSN - 2148-3566

DOI - 10.12956/tjpd.2014.92

Subject(s) - medicine , complication , scarlet fever , dermatology , hepatitis , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , virology , surgery

The most common cause of tonsillopharyngitis is group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection in children. Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus strains that produce erythrogenic exotoxins cause a typical exanthematous disease called scarlet fever. Complications are well described. Hepatitis is a rare complication. We present a 7-year old girl with scarlet fever and elevated liver transaminases in this report. Viruses that lead to hepatitis were not demonstrated. Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus was isolated from the throat culture of the patient. Hepatitis should not be overlooked in patients with group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infections.

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