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Abstract

Hepatitis A virus infection can cause extra-hepatic manifestations like myocarditis. An 8-year-old female with HAV infection presented with fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, and icterus. She developed viral myocarditis with complete AV dissociation on ECG and was treated with a temporary pacemaker, but her condition worsened, and she died.
Keywords: Hepatitis A virus; hepatitis; myocarditis; pacemaker; pediatrics