Clinical changes and hepatic functional disorders in patients with acute hepatitis B
- Author:
Lien Thi Minh Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hepatitis B
- MeSH:
Hepatitis B;
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;430(9):15-19
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A study aimed to compare some clinical features and hepatic functional tests in patients with common acute hepatitis B and patients with long-lasting acute hepatitis B from which to find factors that contributing to prognosis of hepatitis B. 101 patients with ages of 16-30 in the Institute of Clinical Medicine and Tropical Diseases during 9/1997 -10/1998 participated to the study have shown that the most of patients had a moderate disease and disease's symptoms were improved within 6 weeks. The disease occurred in men higher than in women. The duration of before jaundice in patients with common acute hepatitis was shorter than this in patients with long-lasting acute hepatitis B. The clinical symptoms in patients with the long-lasting acute hepatitis B were tired, small liver, edema in limbs, ascities and hepatic coma.
