Assoc.Prof.Dr. Teera Worathanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University disclosed through private Facebook Update on severe hepatitis in young children with unknown cause. Recently, it has spread to 169 people in 11 countries. The first case has been found since March 31. Most of the children were so severely ill that they had to be treated in hospitals. Not all of them had detected hepatitis. Adenovirus 41F has been partially detected, but medical literature thinks it is unlikely that the virus can cause the condition. Some of them tested positive for COVID-19, 7 of them had to have their livers replaced. and 1 person has died
“At present, the cause cannot be determined. The medical hypothesis right now could be from infectious diseases, toxins, etc. It must be closely monitored. Because some hypotheses think that it may be related to a history of having been infected with COVID before. or covid infection with other infections at the same time or from new species It may be possible,” said Dr Theera.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a case of acute hepatitis of unknown cause. among children aged 1 month to 16 years, including at least 169 children in 12 countries around the world. Of these, 114 were found in Britain, while other countries that have been detected include the United States, Spain, Israel and Denmark, and one death has been reported. The details have not yet been disclosed. In which country did the deceased live?
The symptoms found included diarrhea, vomiting, and most of them had no fever. And not everyone was tested for all five common hepatitis viruses. Most of the patients were children who had not been vaccinated for the COVID-19 scene. Therefore, it is believed that it is not a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccination. by the World Health Organization will continue to monitor the situation closely
