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- Title
The Evaluation of a Hundred Eleven Adult Patients with Acute Hepatitis.
- Authors
Kaya, Abdurrahman; Kaya, Sibel Yıldız; Mete, Bilgül; Balkan, İlker İnanç; Saltoğlu, Neşe; Tabak, Ömer Fehmi
- Abstract
Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the etiological, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of adult patients admitted to our hospital with acute hepatitis. Materials and Methods: The patients with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels exceeding 10-fold and appropriately examined for etiology were included in the study. The markers for hepatothropic viruses and the others, autoimmune markers and hepatobiliary ultrasound were evaluated. Results: In this study, 111 patients were included, 46 (41%) were female and 41.4% of the patients had AH-A, 17.1% had AH-B, 2.7% had AH-C and 6.3% were not found any cause. The mean age was 22.11±6.05 years in AH-A. The majority of AH-A cases were male with 65%. The mean age was 33.5±14.78 in AH-B. There was a statistically significant difference between ages of patients with AH-A and AH-B (p=0.004). Conclusion: Since no specific treatment is available for acute viral hepatitis, preventive measures are more significant. The prevalence of AH-A and AH-B have declined in the recent years. It is clear that extensive vaccine policies and improved sanitation help eliminate these diseases. In order to ensure complete elimination of viral hepatitis, it is essential to give due importance to the vaccination in childhood as well as in adults.
- Subjects
HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; VIRAL hepatitis; ALANINE aminotransferase; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Viral Hepatitis Journal / Viral Hepatit Dergisi, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 2, p94
- ISSN
1307-9441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2019.0041