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Ms. Toad

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5. Hepatitis simply means inflamed liver. It is not necessarily an infectious process.

Fri Apr 15, 2022, 05:01 PM

Apr 2022

My daughter has hepatitis - caused by primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
Some of her friends have either AIH (auto-immune hepatitis) or AIH/PSC overlap.

Both, but especially PSC is increasingly common/diagnosed in children. Children often have a much more aggressive form of the disease - and require liver transplants.

I'm not saying my daughter's disease is the cause of this cluster - just that an infectious disease shouldn't necessarily be the first thought when we hear the word hepatitis.

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Rare, severe liver damage reported in kids in U.S. and Europe [View all] Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 OP

Just Rebl2 Apr 2022 #1

But it's not Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #2

Right Rebl2 Apr 2022 #9

It would be interesting to know how many of these kids had recently been vaccinated against Covid. TheRickles Apr 2022 #3

How could a vaccine for a coronavirus wnylib Apr 2022 #4

Not CAUSE a retrovirus, but maybe AWAKEN a retrovirus. The virus can already be dormant in a body? Samrob Apr 2022 #12

From a different story on the same subject: momta Apr 2022 #6

Thank you. Good to know it has already been assessed. TheRickles Apr 2022 #10

You are welcome. momta Apr 2022 #14

It doesn't work that way. paleotn Apr 2022 #7

Hepatitis simply means inflamed liver. It is not necessarily an infectious process. Ms. Toad Apr 2022 #5

Not the only thought, but the most common. paleotn Apr 2022 #8

I'm sure the anti-vax people Mr.Bill Apr 2022 #11

Way, waaaay too little information to speculate SpankMe Apr 2022 #13