Surveillance was conducted for three clinical syndromes (hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, and hepatitis) in Cambodian children admitted to the National Pediatric Hospital in Phnom Penh from July 1996 through September 1998. Acute- and convalescent-phase sera, and cerebrospinal fluid, when applicable, underwent diagnostic evaluation for infections with Dengue virus (DENV), Japanese encephalitis ...

Hepatitis B infection during pregnancy can have serious consequences for both the mother and her infant. This study aimed to determine prevalence of hepatitis among pregnant women its effect on neonatal outcomes in a tertiary care hospital Pakistan. 120 were enrolled study, their demographic clinical data collected. The was 4.2% population. Infants born B-positive mothers more likely be prematu...

Waldenström first described the disease entity now termed autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in 1950, when he observed a chronic form of hepatitis in young women.1 This hepatitis led to cirrhosis and was associated with jaundice, elevated gamma globulins, and amenorrhea.2 The disease was found to be associated with other autoimmune syndromes3 and was later termed “lupoid hepatitis” because of the prese...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection constitutes a serious global health problem. Nowadays there are divergent data regarding the use of antiviral drugs to treat acute hepatitis B. We present here a case of a 62-year-old man affected by severe acute hepatitis B with progressive worsening of clinical and hepatic function. The patient was treated with entecavir without critical side effects. We obse...

Background: Psychosocial issues and quality of life are important components at the patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B and C. Hepatitis is a chronic liver disease that can affect quality of life of patients. In this study, we compared the quality of life between patients with hepatitis B and C and finally presented a structural model about it. Methods: In a prospective analytic study,...

1. Distinguish among viral hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E’s virology, epidemiology, and serological response to infection and clinical manifestation. 2. Design a prophylactic and therapeutic plan identifying the risk factors associated with the transmission of viral hepatitis A, B, C, D, or E in a clinical situation. 3. Develop an appropriate prophylactic regimen for preventing viral hepatitis A, ...