In Greece, we do not have children with suspicious symptoms of hepatitis, said Deputy Minister of Health and Doctor Mina Gaga.
As he explained, they were located in England over 100 incidents and tests showed that it was not one of the known viruses.
It is an adenovirus that mainly affects young children but they do not all get the same disease. Also, is not associated with the coronavirusconfirmed Ms. Gaga.
He stressed that in our country at the moment no child is sick and that if it is detected, it is treated with a specific diet and most of the time the children get well.
THE Ino Kanavaki pediatrician and pediatrician at Attikon Hospital speaking to SKAI stressed that all possibilities are still open, It has been reported to be associated with an adenovirus but has not been identified in all of the children examined.
On the age of hepatitis cases stressed that in the UK it seems concern children under 5 years of age, however incidents have been described across the spectrum of childhood.
Explain that no one can know whether it will be dangerous or not for the child, as unfortunately some cases go less well, need more intensive treatment and no one can predict it.
The pediatrician also stressed that if the situation escapes and takes its course hepatic impairment even more intensive treatment is required. Some children are successfully treated in hospitals, some need a transplant. Of the 170 cases described worldwide, 10% required a transplant.
At the same time, o Elias Mosialos, Professor of Health Policy at LSEin a post on Facebook stated that since January 1, 2022 have been recorded 114 cases of acute hepatitis of unexplained etiology, found in children of age under 16 years.
We expect new ones soon and we hope for corresponding detailed data of history and disease from other countries that have also identified cases of hepatitis in children, concludes Mr. Mosial.
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