Prevalence of acute hepatitis in dengue patients

Jibran Umar Ayub Khan; Abdul Wahab; Shahbaz Khan Jhagra; Mohammad Haris; Samama Jehangir; Soma Ali

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS8.14062

Prevalence of acute hepatitis in dengue patients

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS8.14062

Authors

Jibran Umar Ayub Khan Department of Medicine Kabir Medical College Peshawar
Abdul Wahab
drwahab22@gmail.com
Department of Medicine MMC General Hospital Peshawar
Shahbaz Khan Jhagra Department of Medicine MMC General Hospital Peshawar
Mohammad Haris Department of Medicine MMC General Hospital Peshawar
Samama Jehangir Department of Medicine MMC General Hospital Peshawar
Soma Ali Department of Medicine MMC General Hospital Peshawar

Keywords:

acute hepatitis, dengue fever, bilirubin

Abstract

Background: Dengue is the most common disease that has caused mortality throughout Pakistan as it can cause diversified complications ranging from slightly deranged liver function tests to acute hepatitis and liver failure. Objective: To determine the prevalence of acute hepatitis in dengue patients. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from September to November 2022 at department of Medicine of MMC General Hospital a tertiary-care hospital of Kabir Medical College Peshawar. A proper approval was taken from research ethical committee of the hospital. The inclusion criteria were patients of dengue and exclusion was all patients having deranged liver function tests due to other causes such drug induced liver injury and acute viral hepatitis. The total sample size was 81 patients and non probability convenient sampling technique was used. The data was analyzed by using SPSS latest version. Results: ALT, ALP and Bilirubin was compared in age groups of patients. Results showed no significant difference for ALT, ALP and Bilirubin at baseline and at 3^rd day of admission in all age groups as seen in above table.

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Published

14-03-2023

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Khan, J. U. A., Wahab, A., Jhagra, S. K., Haris, M., Jehangir, S., & Ali, S. (2023). Prevalence of acute hepatitis in dengue patients. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S8), 6904–6908. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS8.14062

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Vol. 6 No. S8 (2022)

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