[Hepatitis in 2 stages in children].

Twenty seven children with relapsing hepatitis have been reviewed. The characteristic clinical course and the excellent prognosis of this form of hepatitis is emphasised. After an apparently ordinary initial episode of hepatitis followed by recovery, a relapse occurs within 1--3 months that is usually more severe clinically and biochemically. The histological appearances are similar to those of acute hepatitis. A delayed but spontaneous recovery occurs. No satisfactory explanation has been proposed for this condition.