A Case of Pleural Effusion and Ascites Associated With Acute Hepatitis A

Shubham Sharma; Roha Shad

doi:10.47310/iarjimph.2022.v03i03.004

Shubham Sharma MD Medicine, Medical Officer (Specialist), Civil hospital Nadaun Himachal Pradesh
Roha Shad MBBS, Junior Resident 3rd Year, Dr Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjimph.2022.v03i03.004

Keywords: Pleural Effusion, (HAV) infection.

Abstract

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is common in developing countries, including India. It can be accompanied by extra-hepatic complications such as renal failure, arthritis, and vasculitis. Pleural effusion is a very rare complication of HAV infection, which has been reported usually in children, and has benign clinical courses. Here we report a case of pleural effusion with ascites which occurred in an adult hepatitis A patient. A 26-year-old-man presented with generalized myalgia and fever and was diagnosed as acute hepatitis A. Despite of the improvement of laboratory findings, fever and cough persisted. Pleural effusion newly appeared on the serial chest radiologic images. After the fever settled down, the pleural effusion resolved spontaneously at 2nd week of admission.