Aetiologies of Liver Cirrhosis among Adult Patients Attending A  Hepatology Clinic at Selangor, Malaysia

Chieng Jin Yu; Pan Yan; Liew Chiat Fong; Mazawawi Muhammad; Syed Anas Tamamulqomar Said Abu Hassan

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Aetiologies of Liver Cirrhosis among Adult Patients Attending A Hepatology Clinic at Selangor, Malaysia

Author: Chieng Jin Yu ¹ ; Pan Yan ² ; Liew Chiat Fong ³ ; Mazawawi Muhammad ⁴ ; Syed Anas Tamamulqomar Said Abu Hassan ⁴
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1. Department of Medicine, Pantai Hospital Ampang, Jalan Perubatan 1, Pandan Indah, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2. Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia.
3. Department of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Hospital, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
4. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Putra University of Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Aetiology, liver cirrhosis, Malaysia.
From:International Journal of Public Health Research 2022;12(no.1):1493-1501
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Introduction :Liver cirrhosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality.
Methods:Our study aimed to describe the clinical pattern of cirrhosis and its associated factors among adult patients attending Hepatology Clinic, Serdang Hospital, Malaysia from 1st January 2010 to 30th June 2017. Aetiology was further determined by history, biochemistry and/or histology. The severity of the cirrhosis, together with the presence of complications and incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma were documented.
Results:A total of 357 adult patients were diagnosed with cirrhosis including 199 male patients (55.7%) and 158 female patients (44.3%), with a mean age of 54-year-old (range: 28-84 year-old). The causes of cirrhosis were chronic hepatitis B (N=145, 40.6%), chronic hepatitis C (N= 67, 18.8%), cryptogenic liver disorder (N= 63, 17.6%), alcohol (N=42, 11.8%), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (N=25, 7.0%), and others (N=15, 4.2%). Chronic hepatitis B was the predominant aetiology among Chinese whereas alcohol was the main aetiology among Indians, and Hepatitis C cirrhosis was highest among Malays. Majority of the patients had compensated cirrhosis with Child-Pugh A (N=221, 61.9%) at the time of diagnosis. 80.4% (N=287) of the cirrhotic patients had performed at least one endoscopy surveillance, with 28.6% (82/287) of them had endoscopic evidence of portal hypertension. 32.2% of patients had at least one hospitalization due to complication of cirrhosis. 41 patients (11.5%) had concurrent hepatocellular carcinoma during the follow up.
Conclusions:Despite universal hepatitis B vaccination, Hepatitis B viral infection remains the most common cause of cirrhosis among patients attending Hepatology Clinic, Serdang Hospital.
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