To the patient, 15 years oldcomplementary diagnostic tests continue to be carried out to verify whether or not his pathology corresponds to this variant of Hepatitis, while he remains admitted to the HUC Intensive Care Unit with a favorable evolution.
The patient, pending the results of other diagnostic tests, responds well to immunosuppressive treatment, which suggests that it may be due to a non-infectious cause and, therefore, not linked to international outbreak of childhood hepatitis. However, following the protocols, the case under investigation will be notified to the Ministry of Health and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can cause a number of health problems including respiratory illnesses, gastroenteritis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, and less commonly, neurological illnesses. The cause of the appearance of this variant of Hepatitis is still unknown to the scientific community, although all hospitals in the Canary Health Service they are alert to the possible appearance of a patient with symptoms compatible with this disease.
