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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2007; 13(43): 5741-5744
Published online Nov 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i43.5741

Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of 124 patients of acute viral hepatitis

	Acute viral hepatitis A (n = 16)	Acute viral hepatitis B (n = 54)	Acute viral hepatitis E (n = 54)
Male: Female	13:3	42:12	39:15
Age (yr)¹	18.3 (8-35)	36 (20-74)	33.6 (17-62)
Clinical features
Jaundice	15 (93.8)	54 (100)	54 (100)
Prodromal symptoms	16 (100)	54 (100)	54 (100)
Pain abdomen	4 (25)	8 (14.8)	12 (22.2)
Pruritis	4 (25)	9 (16.6)	19 (35.2)
Hepatomegaly (%)	6 (37.5)	16 (29.6)	21 (38.9)
Splenomegaly (%)	2 (12.5)	6 (11.1)	5 (9.2)
Hemoglobin (gm/dL)¹	12.3 (9.6-14.5)	12.4 (9-15.1)	12.6 (9-14.7)
Platelets (× 10⁵/mm³)¹	2.5 (1.8-3.2)	1.8 (1.2-2.5)	1.6 (1-3.4)
Total leucocyte count (× 1000/mm³)¹	7.9 (6.4-10.5)	8.4 (5-10.1)	7.2 (6-10.6)
Bilirubin (mg/dL)¹	9.4 (0.67-35.8)	12.4 (3-36.5)	10.7 (3.3-26.3)
AST (IU/L)¹	1969 (60-7715)	824 (223-3600)	1621.1 (240-3684)
ALT (IU/L)¹	2134.3 (56-5165)	1024 (489-4900)	1830.6 (240-5549)
Serum alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)¹	521.9 (196-1426)	424.5 (110-860)	324 (114-647)
Protein/Albumin (gm/dL)¹	7.2 (6.5-7.8)/4.0 (3.5-4.6)	7 (6-8)/3.9 (3.4-4.8)	6.5 (5.5-8)/3.8 (3.4-4.6)
Prothrombin time prolongation¹	4 (2-14)	5.5 (1-11)	6 (3-18)
Ultrasonography of the abdomen
Thickened gallbladder	14 (87.5)	38 (70.4)	44 (81.5)
Hypoechoic liver	8 (50)	24 (44.6)	26 (48.1)
Gallbladder sludge	2 (12.5)	2 (3.7)	3 (5.5)
Ascites	1 (6.25)	3 (5.5)	26 (48.1)
Bulky pancreas	2 (12.5)	1 (1.8)	4 (7.4)

¹Mean (range).

Citation: Jain P, Nijhawan S, Rai RR, Nepalia S, Mathur A. Acute pancreatitis in acute viral hepatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(43): 5741-5744
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i43/5741.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i43.5741