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This study was undertaken to characterize the course of hepatitis A-related acute liver failure in children from a developing country where hepatitis A is endemic and produces significant morbidity.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Patients &amp;lt;15 years of age with confirmed hepatitis A, seen at the Aga Khan University Hospital between January 1991 and August 1998 were identified using the patient registry. Of the 2735 patients seen with hepatitis A, 232 were admitted to the hospital. Of these 30 patients developed progressive hepatic dysfunction and liver failure. During this period, 45 children were admitted with liver failure attributable to other causes. Of the patients admitted with hepatitis A-related liver failure, 25 (83.3%) were encephalopathic at presentation and 36.7% of the patients died. The prothrombin time was the most significant predictor of survival. 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