Clinical features and outcomes of acute kidney injury among patients with acute hepatitis A

• Published in: Journal of clinical virology Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 192 - 197
• Main Authors: Choi, Hee Kyoung, Song, Young Goo, Han, Sang Hoon, Ku, Nam Su, Jeong, Su Jin, Baek, Ji-hyeon, Kim, Hyewon, Kim, Sun Bean, Kim, Chang Oh, Kim, June Myung, Choi, Jun Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.11.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Acute kidney injury; Acute Kidney Injury - etiology; Acute Kidney Injury - virology; Acute renal failure; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Allergy and Immunology; Biological and medical sciences; Case-Control Studies; Child; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis A - complications; Hepatitis A - mortality; Hepatitis A - pathology; Hepatitis A - virology; Hepatitis A Virus, Human - pathogenicity; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infectious Disease; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Treatment Outcome; Viral diseases; Viral hepatitis; Virology; Acute kidney injury; Hepatitis A; Acute renal failure; Kidney disease; Human; Urinary system disease; Prognosis; Acute; Hepatic disease; Infection; Viral hepatitis A; Viral disease; Renal failure; Digestive diseases

Abstract Background Although acute hepatitis A is usually self-limited, the clinical manifestations can vary from mild to severe liver dysfunction. However, little is known about risk factors for and outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in acute hepatitis A. Objectives To identify the risk factors...