Local doctors weigh in on mysterious child hepatitis outbreak

A mysterious child hepatitis outbreak has local doctors on high alert –health officials now confirming more than 100 cases in 12 countries, including the U.S.

On Tuesday, Channel 11 News asked health experts, ‘What should parents be on the lookout for?’

‘Yellowing of the skin, yellowing of the eyes, dark urine, and you know pale, gray-colored stools,’ said Dr. Michael Petrosky, a pediatrician at Allegheny Health Network.

Health experts shared those symptoms: jaundice or the yellowing of skin, dark urine, and pale stool are often red flags that separate this outbreak from things like the common cold, and indicate liver dysfunction.