Background: Role of Ultrasound into Acute Viral Hepatitis is inadequate for excluding jaundice surgical reasons. Though, here are definite features of ultrasound that may assist us for expect acute viral hepatitis in preliminary only some days previous to clinical jaundice onset. Aim: To determine the sonographic findings in patients of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted at The university of Lahore Teaching Hospital Lahore after Ethical Review Board approval at university of Lahore faculty of Allied Health sciences, Lahore. On the basis of diagnosis inclusion criteria were included adult patients of both genders for abdominal ultrasound. And patients who are willing to participate. In exclusion Criteria excluded the Patient present with any known pathologies. Collection of data was done by the help of convenient technique of sampling according to gender, age as well as sonographic findings of patients with acute viral hepatitis B & C. Results: Out of total number of 162 patients, 129(79%) were males and 33(20%) were females, 94(58%) patients had fever and 68(42%) had no fever. Out of total number of 162 patients, 57(35%) patients had positive Hepatitis B, 105(64%) had negative, 73(45%) patients had positive Hepatitis C, 89(54%) had negative, 67(41%) patients alter liver parenchymal echotexture, 68(42%) had coarse liver echotexture and 27 (16%) had normal homogenous echotexture. 63(38%) patients had irregular margins of liver and 99(61%) had regular margins of liver. 63(39%) had chronic liver disease, 25(15%) had hepatomegaly and 74(45%) had normal size. Conclusion: From our study, we concluded that cirrhosis of liver related with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus more ordinary within man than woman. Cirrhosis of liver related with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus are majorly affect the rural areas. Keywords: Hepatitis B & C, Ultrasonography, Chronic liver disease, Jaundice, liver parenchymal disease.
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