Abstract:

Recently,the hepatitis of unknown etiology among children has shown a concentrated trend in many countries and regions,which has aroused concern from the World Health Organization. Based on the reports of existing cases,numerous hypotheses have been proposed,among which the hypothesis that adenovirus may be the cause of the hepatitis of unknown etiology among children is debated widely. According to the occurrence of the hepatitis of unknown etiology among children,the pathogenic characteristics of adenovirus and literatures on adenovirus hepatitis,this review analyzes the pathogens that may cause the hepatitis of unknown etiology among children and puts forward suggestions on the work to be carried out to clarify the pathogens. All of those details may provide a direction for timely and accurate diagnosis of related cases in China.

Key words: Adenovirus, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Hepatitis of unknown etiology, Children