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http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2008.51.4.396

A rise and fall in AST and ALT level in nonspecific reactive hepatitis  

Kim, Tai Sung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Hur, Tae Hyung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Lim, Sun Jeong (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Bin, Joong Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Hahn, Seung Hoon (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, So Young (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Hyun Hee (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Wonbae (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.51, no.4, 2008 , pp. 396-400 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : The study was performed to assess the distribution of the diseases associated with nonspecific reactive hepatitis (NRH) for the past 10 years and to evaluate the change in the level of AST and ALT, and the difference by several variable factors. Methods : From January 1997 to December 2006, 646 patients had elevated liver enzymes among 22,763 patients admitted to the Holy Family Hospital. We analyzed the difference in the age distribution, the period of elevated levels of AST and ALT, the resolution period, the peak value, the daily resolution value of AST and ALT, the sexual differences and the difference in several disease entities. One hundred and ninety-seven patients not confirmed as NRH or lost during follow-up were excluded. Results : The prevalence rate of NRH was 2.84%. When compared to AST, ALT showed longer period of morbidity and resolution and the peak value was also higher in ALT. The male and female ratio showed significant value of 1.63:1. The morbid and resolution periods of AST and ALT between males and females were longer periods in males. The most prevalent disease entities were respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. Between the respiratory and the gastrointestinal diseases, the highest level of AST and ALT was observed in the respiratory disease. Conclusion : NRH is a common disease that occurs in 2.84% of the admitted pediatric patients. However, the pathogenesis and the progress of the disease have not been well known due to the lack of generalized information. Further research is necessary in the future.
Keywords
Hepatitis; Alanine aminotransferase; Aspartate aminotransferase;
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