A Rare Association of Hepatitis a Virus Infection with Type-1 Diabetes | Zendy

Mohammed Hasosah | Zendy; Alaa Bokhari | Zendy; Ashraf Alsahafi | Zendy; Ghassan Sukkar | Zendy; Abdullah Alzaben | Zendy

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A Rare Association of Hepatitis a Virus Infection with Type-1 Diabetes

Author(s) -

Mohammed Hasosah,

Alaa Bokhari,

Ashraf Alsahafi,

Ghassan Sukkar,

Abdullah Alzaben

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinics and practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2039-7283

DOI - 10.4081/cp.2016.844

Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , cirrhosis , diabetes mellitus , hepatitis , type 1 diabetes , girl , fatty liver , steatohepatitis , hepatitis c virus , virus , pediatrics , gastroenterology , virology , disease , endocrinology , psychology , developmental psychology

Patients with type-1 diabetes are predisposed to develop a spectrum of liver diseases, which includes fatty liver, steatohepatitis and cirrhosis. The association of hepatitis A infection with type-1 diabetes is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, our case is the first case report in children. We described a nine year-old girl who had type-1 diabetes and developed hepatitis A virus infection without complications. A review of the literature is also provided

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