Three possible cases of severe hepatitis potentially linked to adenovirus have been reported in Illinois children, IDPH announced Monday.
Advocate Healthcare officials confirmed Monday night a 4-year-old patient's case is under investigation after they were admitted to Advocate Children's Hospital with severe hepatitis weeks ago.
The CDC advisory alerted health care professionals across the country about the liver damage in previously healthy children with the reminder that"adenovirus type 41 typically presents as diarrhea, vomiting and fever, often accompanied by respiratory symptoms."
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