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Ultrasound Appearance of Acute Hepatitis A: A Case Report in the Wake of a Recent Outbreak in Utah Causing 2 Deaths

[ ISSN : 2473-0688 ]

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Received: 30-Sep-2018

Accepted: 24-Oct-2018

Published: 26-Oct-2018

Case Report | Volume 4 - Issue 2 | Article DOI :

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Adam Binneboese* and Ahmed Salem

Huntsman Cancer Institute, HCI CQCI Operations, USA

Corresponding Author:

Adam Binneboese, Huntsman Cancer Institute, HCI CQCI Operations, USA, Tel: 801-581-7553; Email: adam.binneboese@hsc.utah.edu

Abstract

Outbreaks of acute hepatitis A in the developing world are infrequent. When an outbreak occurs, it is common to affect people living in areas with unsanitary living conditions. The symptoms of acute hepatitis A infection are nonspecific, including fever, malaise, nausea, and abdominal pain. There was a pervasive hepatitis A outbreak documented in Salt Lake and Utah counties in the spring of 2018. This epidemic resulted in 2 deaths. This case report is a rare example of the ultrasound appearance of acute hepatitis A demonstrating marked gall bladder wall thickening, followed by a discussion of its clinical course, proposed physiologic mechanisms, and a review of its classic ultrasound imaging features.

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Binneboese A and Salem A. Ultrasound Appearance of Acute Hepatitis A: A Case Report in the Wake of a Recent Outbreak in Utah causing 2 Deaths. SM J Case Rep. 2018; 4(2): 1086.