Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2016

Clinico Epidemiological Study of Acute Viral Hepatitis in Uttar Pradesh India

Dr. Vishvanayak, Dr. B. Kumar

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 Acute Viral Hepatitis continues to be a significant health problem with significant morbidity in Uttar Pradesh. A prospective hospital based study was conducted. 226 consecutive patients with acute viral hepatitis were studied for their presentation, etiology and clinical features. Hepatitis–E was detected in 102 (45.1%), hepatitis A in 74 (32.74%) and hepatitis B in 28 (12.38%) patients. Acute hepatitis C was detected in 02 patients. 15 patients had a mixed infection. Hepatitis A constituted 41.2% and 31.3% of all cases in the age groups 11–20 and 21–30 years respectively. Cholestasis was present in 68 (30.4%) patients with hepatitis E accounting for most (61.8%) cases. There were four (1.8%) cases of acute liver failure. Two cases were due to hepatitis E and one case each was due to hepatitis A and hepatitis B. A relapsing course was seen in four cases due to hepatitis–A. Key Words: Viral hepatitis; Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis E

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Dr. Vishvanayak, Dr. B. Kumar Clinico Epidemiological Study of Acute Viral Hepatitis in Uttar Pradesh India International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 4 APRIL 2016


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