Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Document Type : Case Report(s)

Authors

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.