Unexplained hepatitis in children after lifting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions

Unexplained hepatitis in children after lifting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions

Pablo Barreiro

Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Carlos III-La Paz University Hospital. Madrid, Spain

*Correspondence: Pablo Barreiro, Email not available

Abstract

Since January 2022, almost 150 cases of acute hepatitis with epidemic features have been reported among children aged 1-15 years old, mostly below 5 years old.

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