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BACKGROUND
In May 2012, an outbreak of viral hepatitis A was reported to the Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention from a middle school in Liujiang County. An investigation was conducted to identify the cause and mode of transmission and to recommend control and prevention
A 53-year-old woman developed fever and fatigue after eating raw oysters, and consulted a local clinic. She exhibited liver dysfunction and jaundice, and was therefore referred and admitted to our hospital. Hepatitis A was diagnosed based on virus markers, and palliative therapy was administered.
A formalin-inactivated aluminium hydroxide adsorbed hepatitis A vaccine was evaluated in a dose-response study on 195 healthy male adults (age range: 18-31 years) in two French hospitals (Lyon, Rouen). Four doses (20, 40, 80, 160 RIA antigen units) were administered intramuscularly (i.m.) in two
OBJECTIVE
A hepatitis A outbreak in a primary school was reported by Gan County Center for Disease Control and Province (CDC) and an investigation was conducted to identify the possible source of infection and risk factors for transmission.
METHODS
A probable case was defined as having onset of
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute monophasic immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy. Here, we report a case of a young man with acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) subtype of GBS having hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection. A 30-year-old man with icterus was referred to emergency center of
The aim of the study was to examine the frequency, severity, persistence and etiology of relapses occurring during the hepatitis A viral infection. Therefore, a prospective study of 910 patients suffering from hepatitis A (HA) was carried out. The clinical examination and determination of glutamyl
OBJECTIVE
There was an outbreak of hepatitis A in the western part of Daejeon with adjacent Chungnam province in the late 1990's. The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical features and courses of acute hepatitis A in this area.
METHODS
A total of 177 cases, who were diagnosed as acute
OBJECTIVE
To study the frequency of subclinical hepatitis 'A' in children having non-specific abdominal symptoms.
METHODS
A descriptive study.
METHODS
This study was conducted at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Peshawar from June to December 2000.
METHODS
Three hundred and sixty children of either
Here, we report a 35-year-old man with non-fulminant acute non A, non B, non C hepatitis which developed into acute renal failure. The patient was admitted to hospital with the chief complaints of general fatigue, nausea and a high-grade fever of 40 degrees C. Laboratory examination revealed severe
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to characterize the clinical features of acute hepatitis A in Seoul and Gyeonggi province during the recent 2 years.
METHODS
We reviewed the medical records of 222 patients who were diagnosed as acute hepatitis A between August 2005 and March 2007 at the
A study of the clinical profile of 59 patients who presented with hepatitis A virus infection showed that dark urine, fatigue, gastrointestinal complaints, and fever were the most common presenting symptoms. The most frequent physical findings were hepatomegaly and jaundice. The mean presenting
A 63-yr-old woman, known case of ulcerative colitis, was diagnosed with sclerosing cholangitis 2 years back. She was admitted for investigation of abdominal discomfort, fatigue with elevated alkaline phosphatase and deranged liver function test. Imaging studies (computerised tomography and magnetic
Mycobacterium chimaera was identified as a species within the Mycobacterium avium complex in 2004. Until recently, it was predominantly seen in immunocompromised patients. In 2015, an outbreak of disseminated M. chimaera disease was described in European patients after undergoing open-heart surgery
OBJECTIVE
To identify independent predictors of mental and physical health in patients with viral hepatitis.
METHODS
Hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV) infected patients, and community control subjects with equal age and sex distribution were recruited. All subjects filled in personal
Antithyroid drugs (ATDs) have been widely and effectively used for the treatment of pediatric and adult thyrotoxicosis for more than a half century. Since the very beginning of ATD use, reports of hepatic dysfunction related to propylthiouracil (PTU) therapy have been published. We describe a case