Recognising risk factors in paediatric population for cardiovascular disease development in adulthood

Abstract

levels are usually less than fivefold and hyperbilirubi-naemia is seen in up to 5% of patients. In our patient ALT increased more than 30 times and she became clinically jaundiced and symptomatic. Fulminant hepatitis is very rare. Possible mechanisms are lymphocytic infiltration of hepatocytes, cholestasis and auto-immune hepatitis. Treatment is mainly symptomatic and supportive. Conclusion Patients with IMN should be observed for jaundice and subsequently monitored for liver function in case of hepatitis. EBV should be considered in patients presenting with clinical jaundice.