“Parents should not run for a blood test if they have not seen the first sign of jaundice,” said the president of the Hellenic and World Pediatric Society. Andreas Konstantopoulos regarding the unusual increase in cases acute hepatitis in children.
“It appears in the white of the eye with the light of day. If it reaches high levels it is visible on the skin and then it is late “, the professor explains and reassures:” We have hepatitis every year, since infections such as mononucleosis affect the liver without baptizing them as hepatitis “.
Early diagnosis is important as it is required rest and his abstention child from activities “, stressed Andreas Konstantopoulos, speaking on the show” With a new look “on ERT.
No case has been identified so far in Greece, however EODY declares on alert for acute hepatitis in children under 10 years of age as in the European countries that recorded cases (Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands) Spain was added.
With information from ERT
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