whatcomplicationsareassociatedwithneonatalhepatitis?
infantswithneonatalhepatitiscausedbyrubellaorcytomegalovirusareatriskofdevelopinganinfectionofthebrainthatcouldleadtomentalretardationorcerebralpalsy.manyoftheseinfantswillalsohavepermanentliverdiseaseduetothedestructionoflivercellsandtheresultingscarring（cirrhosis）.
themajorityofinfantswithgiantcellhepatitiswillrecoverwithlittleornoscarringtotheliver.theirgrowthpatternwillalsonormalizeasbileflowimproves.however,about20percentofaffectedinfantswillgoontodevelopchronic（ongoing）liverdiseaseandcirrhosis.inthesechildren,theliverbecomesveryhardduetoscarring,andthejaundicedoesnotdissipatebysixmonthsofage.infantswhoreachthispointinthediseaseeventuallyrequirealivertransplant.
