Doctors baffled by severe hepatitis in kids as CDC confirms 180 cases

Toddler undergoes liver transplant after severe hepatitis: "You see your kid deteriorating in front of your eyes"

May 24, 2022 by CBS News

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  • "Then all of a sudden, the next day hit, and kind of everything just went [into] chaos," she said.
  • As Baelyn's liver began to fail, she went to the top of the transplant list, and within days a donor was found.
  • Baelyn has done remarkably well so far in her recovery, but she will have to take anti-rejection medications for the rest of her life and be closely monitored for transplant rejection and the risks associated with the medications.
  • So "not all are recent, and some may ultimately wind up not being linked to this current investigation," the CDC said in a news release.

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