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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1974;17(12):862-867. Published online December 31, 1974.

Clinical Observation of Infectious Hepatitis

Hyo Hee Lim¹, Dong Gi Shin¹, Hyun Sook Rhee¹

¹Dept, of Ped., College' of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul，Korea

Abstract

The Authors observed 168 cases of the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis was taken by the Dept, of Ped. in this University Hospital during 5 period between Sept. 1968 and Aug. 1973. The results of this observation are as follows: 1) It was found that there is a trend for children to be sick during Autumn and Winter, and that the appearance of infectious hepatitis were 0.39% in 1969, 0.22% in 1970, 0.19% in 1972, and 0.10% in 1973. 2) It was observated that the ratio between male and female was three vs two. The children o£ three and five of age were at the highest rate. 3) In terms of clinical symptoms, it was observed that there were 63.2% of abdominal pain and abd. distention, 53.6% of jaundice, 46.5% o£ fever and anorexia in order. In 91.3% of cases, hepatomegaly was found and most of them complaind tenderness. 4) In biochemical view point, increase of GOT, GPT. in the most case. It was observed that 73.9% of cases become normal limits within one months, but 1 case remain abnormal until 8months. 5) The prognosis was fine without complication and sequellae, and two cases was death due to hepatic coma.

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