Prevalence of acute hepatitis in dengue patients

Abstract

Background: Dengue is the most common disease that has caused mortality throughout Pakistan as it can cause diversified complications ranging from slightly deranged liver function tests to acute hepatitis and liver failure. Objective: To determine the prevalence of acute hepatitis in dengue patients. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from September to November 2022 at department of Medicine of MMC General Hospital a tertiary-care hospital of Kabir Medical College Peshawar. A proper approval was taken from research ethical committee of the hospital. The inclusion criteria were patients of dengue and exclusion was all patients having deranged liver function tests due to other causes such drug induced liver injury and acute viral hepatitis. The total sample size was 81 patients and non probability convenient sampling technique was used. The data was analyzed by using SPSS latest version. Results: ALT, ALP and Bilirubin was compared in age groups of patients. Results showed no significant difference for ALT, ALP and Bilirubin at baseline and at 3rd day of admission in all age groups as seen in above table.