<prompt> A 10-year-old boy is brought into the casualty with yellow sclera, dark urine and abdominal discomfo. The liver function tests reveal serum transaminase levels of 2100 IUL. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about probable complications?Significant likelihood of hepatocellular carcinomaAbout a 10 percent chance of a chronic carrier stateAlmost no chance of long-term sequelaeLong-term complications require interferon therapy  <response>: This is most likely hepatitis A infection, which carries a very low chance of long-term sequelae. Chronic hepatitis such as that seen with hepatitis B is very rare. In HAV infection, an incubation period of 15-45 days mean 25 days is usually followed by fever; anorexia poor appetite; nausea; pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant; and, within several days, jaundice. Dark urine and clay-colored stools may be noticed by the patient 1 to 5 days before the onset of clinical jaundice. The liver is enlarged and tender, and serum aminotransferase and bilirubin levels are elevated as a result of hepatic inflammation and damage. Recovery occurs in days to weeks. Ref: Ray C.G., Ryan K.J. 2010. Chapter 13. Hepatitis Viruses. In C.G. Ray, K.J. Ryan Eds, Sherris Medical Microbiology, 5e. 