[Pleural effusion associated with hepatitis A].

Hepatitis A is a very common infection in developing countries. It is frequent in childhood and is mostly asymptomatic in early childhood. However, its clinical presentation may occur over a large spectrum from nonicteric to a fulminating hepatic failure form. The duration of his incubation period was 2-6 weeks and thereafter clinical symptoms such as weakness, appetite and nausea appeared. Then, jaundice and darkness in urine color were added to clinical findings. At first, clinical, then biochemical and histopathological recovery became apparent. Complete recovery was achieved over 6-12 months. Clinical presentation of Hepatitis A infection may be different from typical hepatitis A appearance: fulminate, cholestatic, Guillain Barre Syndrome, and pleural effusion (1-4). One of the rare extra hepatic complications of hepatitis A is pleural effusion. In this article, a child who had an unusual presentation of hepatitis A with pleural effusion was reported.