Open AccessA STUDY OF HEPATIC DYSFUNCTION IN DENGUE EPIDEMIC
Author(s) -
Kamlesh Goyal,
Vivek Lakhawat,
Subhash Chandra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v4i2.929
Subject(s) - dengue fever , medicine , alanine aminotransferase , liver dysfunction , gastroenterology , alanine transaminase , liver function tests , viral hepatitis , liver function , hepatic dysfunction , hepatitis , virology
Background: To study liver function test in dengue fever patients.
Methods: This study was hospital based prospective study, which included 100 cases of dengue fever.
Results: 28 patients had ALT >1-3 ×UNL (upper normal limit), 18 patients had ALT >3-10×UNL and 6 patients had >10×UNL. 24 patients had AST >1-3×UNL, 23 patients had AST >3-10×UNL and 11 patients had >10×UNL.
Conclusion: The aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in dengue patients was higher than alanine aminotransferase(ALT) levels. This differs from the pattern in viral hepatitis but is similar to that seen in alcoholic hepatitis.