title: [Clinical, laboratory, and ultrasonography features of acute viral hepatitis].
abstract: We review the charts of the hospital with diagnostic of acute viral hepatitis. We classified them using serologic markers in hepatitis B (60 patients), hepatitis A (27 patients) and C (4 patients). Fatigue, anorexia, fever, chills and lymphadenopathy where more common in hepatitis A. Arthralgias, pruritus and rash where more common in hepatitis B. Bilirubin levels where higher in patients with hepatitis B (10.3 = -6.04 S.E:0.80) and C (9.7 +/- 4.09 S.E:1.24) compared with hepatitis A (6.7 +/- 6.04 S.E:0.80) p < 0.01 and p < 0.05. Alamine-Aminotransferase (ALT) levels where higher in patients with hepatitis B (1.918 +/- 1.099 S.E:215.5) and hepatitis A (1879 +/- 1.099 S.E:215.5) and lower in hepatitis C (988 +/- 764 E.E:382) p < 0.05. Abdominal Ultrasound reveal splenomegaly in 45% and 50% of patients with hepatitis A and C and only in 15% of patients with hepatitis B. Changes in gallbladder wall where found in 50% of patients with hepatitis A. 3.3% of patients with hepatitis B and 75% of patients with hepatitis C developed chronic infection.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gastroenterología, Hospital Militar, Dr. Carlos Arvelo.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Garassini
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarado
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D001663:Bilirubin
vernacular_title: Características clínicas, de laboratorio y sonográficas de la Hepatitis viral aguda.