Symptoms, Causes, and Ways to Prevent Acute Hepatitis in Children According to Singapore Doctors

SINGAPOREKOMPAS.com – Last week, a 10-month-old boy in Singapore found to have hepatitis acute with unknown or mysterious causes.

Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) informed the public of the case in a statement on April 30.

MOH later said that an investigation was ongoing to determine whether the cases were similar to those in the recent global outbreak.

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Globally, more than 200 cases acute hepatitis with unknown causes have been reported in children in 17 countries.

MOH added that they are monitoring the situation closely and have informed all medical practitioners to be on the lookout for small children showing signs and symptoms. mysterious hepatitis.

“Investigations are ongoing to determine whether the case had a similar presentation to the cases of acute hepatitis of unknown cause reported internationally and by the World Health Organization,” MOH said.

The following is a description of the symptoms, causes, and ways to prevent them acute hepatitis in children from experts in Singapore who can be listened to:

How much should parents worry about acute hepatitis?

Reported from Channel NewsAsia (CNA), Head of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Services at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) Singapore, Dr Chiou Fang Kuan, said, “On the other hand, parents should watch out for signs of hepatitis and seek medical attention if they are concerned that their children may have hepatitis. their child has the disease.

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Dr Nancy Tan from the SBCC Infant and Child Clinic at Mount Elizabeth Novena, Singapore, said parents should be alert and know about what to watch out for, but there was no need to be “too worried” as the number of cases was not high.

However, given that there have been four deaths, including three reported in Indonesia in the global outbreak and 17 cases requiring transplantation, Dr Ang Ai Tin, Consultant Pediatrician at Thomson Pediatric Centre, thinks cases of acute hepatitis should be “a concern”.

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