Chunlertrith, KSukeepaisarnjaroen, WMairiang, PUrwijitaroon, YTakase, KYamauchi, TYoshimura, HTameda, Y2009-05-272009-05-272000-03-07Chunlertrith K, Sukeepaisarnjaroen W, Mairiang P, Urwijitaroon Y, Takase K, Yamauchi T, Yoshimura H, Tameda Y. Clinico-epidemiology of hepatitis B viral infection in Northeastern Thailand. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2000 Mar; 31(1): 37-40http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/33984The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.Hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection is a common disease world wide. A study of clinico-epidemiology of HBV infection was conducted in 381 patients who seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Northeastern Thailand, during August 1997 to December 1998. 293 males, 88 females and their mean age was 30.96 +/- 12.78 years with a range from 15 to 77 years. The clinical features of acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and asymptomatic carrier were 2.36, 34.12, 4.99, 1.05 and 57.48% of cases. Possible routes for HBV transmission were family history of hepatitis, tattooing, intravenous drug addict and blood transfusion in 20.3, 11.3, 8.2 and 6.9% of cases, respectively. Signs of chronic liver disease were common in liver cirrhosis and HCC. Acute fulminating hepatitis was not found in this study.engAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedCarcinoma, Hepatocellular --epidemiologyFemaleHepatitis B --epidemiologyHepatitis B Surface Antigens --bloodHepatitis B, Chronic --epidemiologyHumansLiver Cirrhosis --epidemiologyLiver Neoplasms --epidemiologyMaleMiddle AgedThailand --epidemiologyJournal Article