Childhood Autism in a 3-Year Old Male Nigerian Whose Mother was diagnosed with Hepatitis C Virus Infection during Pregnancy: A Case Report

Introduction: Childhood autism is a pervasive developmental disorder presenting with a distinct pattern of impairments in social relationships and communication with repetitive/stereotyped behaviour. Multiple aetiological factors have been established and viral infections that occur very early in development have been proposed as possible aetiological factors.

Case Presentation: This article reports a case of childhood autism in a 3-year old male Nigerian whose mother was diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection during pregnancy.

Conclusion: The observation in this case report of childhood autism in a 3-year old male Nigerian whose mother had HCV infection during pregnancy raises the question of a possible association between childhood autism and HCV.