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Muhammad Umer Mukhtar
King Edward Medical University, PAK.
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6558-7250
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Acute viral hepatitis (AVH) caused by hepatitis virus A and hepatitis virus E is one of the many epidemics that plague third world countries like Pakistan. The serological tests required for the diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis may be unavailable or unaffordable to the denizens of a developing country like Pakistan. In such a scenario, the clinical manifestations and the ultrasonographic findings are the only diagnostic criteria usually present and these can be used to support a clinical diagnosis. This study aims to judge the utility of ultrasound in the diagnosis of AVH.
Results:
Among the forty-seven subjects of this study, gall bladder wall thickening (GWT) was the most common radiological finding seen in 39(82.9%) patients. Pericholecystic edema was the second most common finding, seen in 31(65.9%) patients. Starry sky appearance of the liver was observed in 30(63.8) patients. Hepatomegaly and ascites were seen in 28(59.5%) and 25(53.2%) of the patients, respectively. The ultrasonographic findings of GWT, pericholecystic edema, and starry sky appearance of the liver were the most common ultrasonographic findings associated with AVH.
Keywords
acute viral hepatitis, ultrasonography, gallbladder wall thickening, pericholecystic edema
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Muhammad Umer Mukhtar
King Edward Medical University, PAK.
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6558-7250
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Community comments: 2
Editor assigned
On 10 Oct, 2020
Editorial decision: Revise before sending to peer reviewers
On 10 Oct, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 02 Oct, 2020
Editor invited
On 01 Oct, 2020
First submitted
On 29 Sep, 2020
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PDF Downloads: ...
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Subject Areas
Pediatrics
License:
This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
View the published article at BMC Research Notes.
Objective:
Acute viral hepatitis (AVH) caused by hepatitis virus A and hepatitis virus E is one of the many epidemics that plague third world countries like Pakistan. The serological tests required for the diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis may be unavailable or unaffordable to the denizens of a developing country like Pakistan. In such a scenario, the clinical manifestations and the ultrasonographic findings are the only diagnostic criteria usually present and these can be used to support a clinical diagnosis. This study aims to judge the utility of ultrasound in the diagnosis of AVH.
Results:
Among the forty-seven subjects of this study, gall bladder wall thickening (GWT) was the most common radiological finding seen in 39(82.9%) patients. Pericholecystic edema was the second most common finding, seen in 31(65.9%) patients. Starry sky appearance of the liver was observed in 30(63.8) patients. Hepatomegaly and ascites were seen in 28(59.5%) and 25(53.2%) of the patients, respectively. The ultrasonographic findings of GWT, pericholecystic edema, and starry sky appearance of the liver were the most common ultrasonographic findings associated with AVH.
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- AdditionalFile1.xlsx
File name: Additional file 1 File format: .xls Title of data: Data set 1 Description of data: This data set contains the different variables on which the conclusions of this study were based.
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