Immune Thrombocytopenia Associated with Hepatitis A Infection in Children

Hosseinpour Sakha, S.; Ghargharechi, R.; Sarisoukhabi, R.

Immune Thrombocytopenia Associated with Hepatitis A Infection in Children

Document Type : Case Report(s)

Authors

S. Hosseinpour Sakha ¹

R. Ghargharechi ¹

R. Sarisoukhabi ²

¹ Department of pediatrics Tabriz University of Medical Sci-ences, Tabriz, Iran

² Department of Hematology, Children’s Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sci-ences, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

Hepatitis A infection is usually a self–limited disease during childhood. Autoimmune manifestations are rarely reported among patients with HA infection. We describe a previously healthy 6-yr-old male with acute hepatitis A who developed immune thrombocytopenia.