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Morbidity And Mortality Assessment In Acute Hepatitis-E., L. Kamani, Saeed Sadiq Hamid, Faisal Wasim Smail,, Syed Waqas Haider, Safia Awan, Ashfaq Ahmed, Wasim Jafri
Morbidity And Mortality Assessment In Acute Hepatitis-E., L. Kamani, Saeed Sadiq Hamid, Faisal Wasim Smail,, Syed Waqas Haider, Safia Awan, Ashfaq Ahmed, Wasim Jafri
Department of Medicine
Background: Hepatitis-E is an enterically transmitted virus causing acute hepatitis. Mostly it is a self-limiting clinical course, but can be life threatening in certain high risk groups. Pakistan is endemic for Hepatitis-E with limited published literature. The aim of this study is to evaluate the predictors of mortality in patients with acute Hepatitis-E.
Methods: We analyzed the medical records of 369 adult patients with Hepatitis-E infection admitted at Aga khan University Hospital, from January 1996 to December 2010. Details of their laboratory investigations, clinical course and complications such as FHF and mortality were noted. The outcome was compared, and determinants …