Since January this year, the United Kingdom, the United States and other cases of severe acute childhood hepatitis of unknown etiology have been reported, and Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said today that for the first time in Japan, a case of suspected symptoms has appeared.
Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported that the Ministry of Health and Welfare (equivalent to the Ministry of Health and Welfare) said that a patient in Japan was suspected of having severe acute childhood hepatitis of unknown cause.
The age of the child refers to the age of 16 years old, and the Ministry of Labor and Welfare has not disclosed the age, address, gender and other information of the patient.
Acute hepatitis is roughly divided into five types, of which acute hepatitis of unknown etiology do not fall into these five categories. The World Health Organization (WHO) requires countries to notify the WHO if a case of acute hepatitis not suffering from hepatitis A to E and under the age of 16 is found, which may be acute childhood hepatitis of unknown cause.
According to the WHO report, as of the 21st of this month, at least 169 cases of acute childhood hepatitis of unknown etiology have been reported in 12 countries, including Europe and the United States, and one of them has died. Of the 169 cases, 74 were detected for adenovirus (adenovirus) that causes respiratory diseases such as summer colds and conjunctivitis. In addition to jaundice or abnormal liver enzyme index, some patients have abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms.
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