Mania following or associated with medical and pharmacological conditions is well known. However there are no reports of mania in a case of acute viral hepatitis B infection. This paper describes a manic disorder in a young female with acute viral hepatitis B infection, without any past or family history of psychiatric illness or associated psychosocial stressors.

We report a one of its kind case of a 26-year-old Gentleman, who had initially presented to our hospital with acute symptoms of viral hepatitis. Initial laboratory studies done revealed an elevated liver function test with an elevated Anti-HEV serology and thus the patient was diagnosed and managed for Viral Hepatitis E. The patient had no prior history of any co-morbid conditions but was found...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Most patients with acute viral hepatitis A have a favorable course, but a few of them suffer from severe forms of hepatitis such as fulminant hepatitis. This study was carried out to identify the factors influencing the severity of acute viral hepatitis A. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 713 patients with acute hepatitis A, who were divided into two ...

The emergence of acute, severe non hepA–E hepatitis unknown etiology (ASHUE) has attracted global concern owing to the very young age patients and its etiology. Although this condition been linked several possible causes, including viral infection, drugs and/or toxin exposure, exact cause remains unknown; makes treatment recommendation difficult. In review, we summarize recent updates on clinic...

Six cases of acute hepatitis C related to computed tomography scanning with contrast were identified in 3 hospitals. A patient with chronic hepatitis C had been subjected to the same procedure immediately before each patient who developed acute infection. Viral molecular analysis showed identity between isolates from cases with acute and chronic hepatitis C.

The study of pattern of acute viral hepatitis (AVH) in children revealed that hepatitis A was most common in children (59.3%) followed by NANB hepatitis (29.7 %). A dual infection with hepatitis A and hepatitis B was present in 4.4% of cases. Hepatitis A was more commonly diagnosed in younger children (54.9%) while the frequency of NANB hepatitis increased with the advancing age. Liver function...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of enterically acquired acute viral hepatitis worldwide with major prevalence in the developing countries. An increasing number of sporadic cases of acute HEV infection have also been found in developed countries, but there is still no role for HEV testing in cases of seronegative acute hepatitis in such nonendemic regions. CASE REPORT...

hepatitis b is the most common cause of acute and chronic viral hepatitis in iran. it is the etiology of 70% of end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in the country. before the universal neonatal vaccination in iran (1992), the contact rate with hbv was about 30% and the hbs ag+ rate was about 3%. in 2009 the contact rate has declined to 18% and hbsag+ rate decreased to 2%. the e...

AIM Serological markers for the virus remain mainstay of diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis. However, it is not available in all part of our country. The aim of this study is to find out the sonological findings of the hepatobiliary system that may aid to clinch the diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred seventy seven consecutive patients with clinical diagnosis...

INTRODUCTION Viral Hepatitis is a systemic viral disease with predominant involvement of the liver. It is a disease of varying severity ranging from mild anicteric hepatitis to acute fulminating hepatitis leading to precoma and coma. The disease is widely prevalent in India. In the Marathwada region of Maharashtra it is endemic with periodic outbreaks of epidemics, especially in the summer and ...