Clinical/laboratory tests | Results |
---|---|
Age (years) | 42.1 (5.8) |
Male/female | 8:3 |
No of cases with chronic HBV infection* | 9 |
No of cases with fulminantv subfulminant form† | 6v 5 |
Albumin (g/l, normal >35) | 28.3 (2.4) |
Globulin (g/l, normal <35) | 32.4 (7.2) |
AST (U/l, normal <40) | 1163 (244) |
ALT (U/l, normal <40) | 1432 (268) |
Bilirubin (μmol/l, normal <17) | 452 (156) |
Prothrombin time (seconds prolonged) | 20.7 (7.3) |
Where applicable, data are expressed as mean (SEM). *Those who were HBsAg positive but IgM anti-HBc negative during presentation of acute hepatitis. †Fulminant and subfulminant hepatic failure were diagnosed according to the definition by Bernuau et al.2
HBV, hepatitis B virus; AST, serum aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, serum alanine aminotransferase; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen.