DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2016.v04i11.006

Pages: 825-827

Hepatitis A is the most common cause of viral hepatitis in childhood. Clinical spectrum of the hepatitis A ranges from mostly asymptomatic to fulminant hepatic failure. Pleural effusion, ascites and anasarca are very rare extra-hepatic complications of hepatitis A. The etiology is not clearly understood, but they tend to undergo spontaneous resolution and do not warrant specific diagnostic or therapeutic measures. We present a case of pleural effusion as an atypical presentation of hepatitis A.