ACUTE-RENAL-FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH NONFULMINANT HEPATITIS-A VIRAL-INFECTION

Nonfulminant hepatitis A viral infection has rarely been associated wi th renal abnormalities, most commonly microscopic hematuria and minima l proteinuria, An unusual case is presented of a 37-yr-old female with serologically proven acute hepatitis A infection complicated by acute oliguric renal failure, The patient recovered, and laboratory tests r eturned to normal 1 month after initial hospitalization. Renal biopsy revealed acute tubular necrosis; dialysis was not necessary, The relev ant world literature is reviewed.