Corresponding author:
Mr. Abdulqadir J. Nashwan
anashwan@hamad.qa
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Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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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