Case study on viral hepatitis

The majority of such hepatic failure in children worldwide is due to viral hepatitis. This is a case report of an 8-year-old male child who had symptoms like headache, abdominal pain, cough, jaundice, loss of appetite, and white stools. On examination and with routine laboratory tests, the hematological parameters were found to be within normal limits, while the diagnosis of viral hepatitis was established clinically and through ruling out other causes. The child was managed on the lines of supportive and symptomatic pharmacotherapy that included antibiotics, analgesics, ursodeoxycholic acid, vitamin supplementation, and herbal hepato -protective agents. He improved symptomatically through the treatment course and claimed gradual recovery. This case highlights the other end of recognizing and managing a pediatric patient with viral hepatitis early enough.