Table 1.
Reported causes of post-infantile giant cell hepatitis
Infectious | Hepatitis A, B, C |
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) | |
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) | |
Paramyxo-like virus | |
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | |
Herpesvirus 6A | |
Human papillomavirus (HPV) | |
Autoimmune | Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) |
Ulcerative colitis (UC) | |
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) | |
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) | |
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) | |
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | |
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) | |
Drugs | Methotrexate |
6 mercaptopurine | |
Amytriptyline | |
P-aminosalicylic acid | |
Vinyl chloride | |
Chropromazine | |
Methotrexate | |
Hematologic | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) |
Lymphoma | |
Sickle cell disease (SCC) | |
Hypereosinophilia | |
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia | |
Endocrine | Hypoparathyroidism |
Infiltrative | Sarcoidosis |
Post-transplant | - |
Idiopathic | - |