Viral Hepatitli Hastaların Aile Çevresindeki Kişilerde Anikterik Hepatit İnsidansı
Abstract
Between July 1970 and 1972, the serum transaminase activities of 191 patients with manifest infectious hepatitis who presented to our clinic and 713 of their family contacts were examined using the modified Reitman-Frankel spectrophotometric method. Activities above 50 U/ml were classified as high values. In our single or multiple follow-ups, we detected elevated transaminase activities in 272 individuals and considered that these individuals might have anicteric infectious hepatitis. We examined the age, sex, and occupation distributions of icteric and anicteric cases and investigated their relation to the seasons. Focusing on the effects of socio-economic factors and inadequate hygiene conditions, we also examined the symptoms and physical findings.
Keywords
Viral Hepatitis, Anicteric Hepatitis, Manifest Hepatitis
Supporting Institution
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases
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