title: Clinico-epidemiology of hepatitis B viral infection in Northeastern Thailand.
abstract: Hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection is a common disease world wide. A study of clinico-epidemiology of HBV infection was conducted in 381 patients who seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Northeastern Thailand, during August 1997 to December 1998. 293 males, 88 females and their mean age was 30.96 +/- 12.78 years with a range from 15 to 77 years. The clinical features of acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and asymptomatic carrier were 2.36, 34.12, 4.99, 1.05 and 57.48% of cases. Possible routes for HBV transmission were family history of hepatitis, tattooing, intravenous drug addict and blood transfusion in 20.3, 11.3, 8.2 and 6.9% of cases, respectively. Signs of chronic liver disease were common in liver cirrhosis and HCC. Acute fulminating hepatitis was not found in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chunlertrith
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sukeepaisarnjaroen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mairiang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Urwijitaroon
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takase
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tameda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000635:transmission; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens