A medical negligence solicitor is warning parents of the signs of hepatitis to look for in their children as cases rise across the UK. As of the April 23, 2022, at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis in children have been reported in 12 different countries.
The majority of confirmed cases are from the UK with 114 children diagnosed so far. This is followed by 13 in Spain, 12 in Israel and 9 in the USA. The cases have affected children between the ages of 1 and 16 years old and among these 17 have needed liver transplants and one child has sadly died.
Health officials are continuing to look into several possible causes of the surge, though mounting evidence suggests that a strain of adenovirus called F41 is the probable cause.
Sinead Connolly, parent and Medical Negligence Solicitor at Patient Claim Line , has shared the symptoms of hepatitis to look out for in children, and explains what you can do if your child has received a misdiagnosis or delayed treatment.
