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Clinical characteristics of acute hepatitis A complicated by acute kidney injury

Authors
 Jung Hwan Yu  ;  Ja Kyung Kim  ;  Jun yong Park  ;  Yong Han Paik  ;  Do Young Kim  ;  Sang Hoon Ahn  ;  Kwang-Hyub Han  ;  Chae Yoon Chon  ;  Kwan Sik Lee 
Citation
 SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, Vol.44(2) : 144-148, 2012 
Journal Title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN
 0036-5548 
Issue Date
2012
MeSH
Acute Disease ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Hepatitis A/complications* ; Hepatitis A/epidemiology ; Humans ; Male ; Odds Ratio ; Renal Insufficiency/complications* ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Young Adult
Keywords
Acute hepatitis A ; acute kidney injury ; risk factor
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The incidence of acute viral hepatitis A (AHA) in Korea is increasing rapidly. Additionally, we are encountering more cases with acute kidney injury (AKI), which was once regarded as a rare complication of AHA. Thus, we investigated recent aspects of the incidence and clinical characteristics of AHA complicated by AKI.

METHODS: Patients diagnosed with AHA at 2 referral hospitals in Seoul during the period January 2006 to December 2009 were enrolled.

RESULTS: Of 1025 patients, 71 (6.9%) had AKI. The incidence of AKI was 3.1% in 2006, 6.0% in 2007, 8.9% in 2008, and 6.9% in 2009. Patients with AKI were predominantly male, heavy alcohol drinkers, and smokers, and also had a higher rate of underlying hypertension than patients without AKI. At admission, patients with AKI had significantly higher white blood cell counts, prolonged prothrombin times, and elevated liver enzymes, including total and direct bilirubin, gamma-glutamyltransferase, and C-reactive protein. Additionally, patients with AKI had a higher peak total bilirubin level and lower initial serum albumin level than patients without AKI.

CONCLUSION: Although most patients with AHA complicated by AKI recover with conservative treatment, we should pay particular attention to patients who have risk factors for AKI.
Full Text
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00365548.2011.592145
DOI
21736511
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (생화학-분자생물학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Do Young(김도영)
Kim, Ja Kyung(김자경) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5025-6846
Park, Jun Yong(박준용) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6324-2224
Paik, Yong Han(백용한)
Ahn, Sang Hoon(안상훈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3629-4624
Yu, Jung Hwan(유정환)
Lee, Kwan Sik(이관식) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-1198
Chon, Chae Yoon(전재윤)
Han, Kwang-Hyub(한광협) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3960-6539
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/91826
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