Hepatitis A virus infection
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, Published online: 28 September 2023; doi:10.1038/s41572-023-00461-2
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection causes an acute liver disease that resolves with no long-term sequelae in most patients. Some patients will develop acute liver failure requiring transplantation. This Primer discusses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of HAV infection.