Amr Aboelfetouh
Alexandria Fever Hospital, Egypt
Title: Prevalence of infective and non-infective hepatitis in a tertiary fever hospital: Alexandria governorate
Biography
Biography: Amr Aboelfetouh
Abstract
Background:Estimates the different etiological varieties of hepatitis, helps to set priorities when deciding policies of investigations and management.
Objective:To estimate prevalence ofinfective and non-infective causes of hepatitis with or withoutjaundice inAlexandria Fever Hospital AFH.
Methods:A hospital-based cross sectional study was conducted atAFH, a tertiary hospital in Alexandria governorate.TheLiver Investigations unit (LIU), was responsible for setting the protocol of investigations and management.
Results:The most common causes were autoimmune hepatitis (25.2%) followed by cryptogenic (14.4%). Most patients with toxic hepatitis (Drug induced) (81.8%), autoimmune hepatitis (72.4%),acute HCV (66.7%) were femaleswhile most cases with leptospirosis (85.7%),heamochromatosis (83.3%),Bilharziasis (75%) were males.
Conclusion:In acute hepatitis patients, autoimmune hepatitis was the most common cause followed by toxic hepatitis. In chronic hepatitis patients, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH)was the most common cause followed bymetabolic causes.