%0 Journal Article
%T Viral Hepatitis B and C: Epidemiological, Clinical and Paraclinical Aspects in the Internal Medicine Department of KARA University Hospital in Togo
%A Lihanimpo Djalogue
%A Mossi Komi Edem
%A El Hadj Yacoubou
%A Tchamdja Toyi
%A Djagadou Kodjo Agbeko
%A Balaka Abago
%A Djibril Mohaman Awalou
%J Open Journal of Internal Medicine
%P 131-139
%@ 2162-5980
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojim.2024.141012
%X Introduction: Viral hepatitis B and C constitute real public health problems worldwide. The objective of this work was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and paraclinical aspects of viral hepatitis B and c in the internal medicine department of Kara University Hospital. Method: this was a retrospective descriptive study carried out in the Internal Medicine department of Kara University Hospital, over a period of 3 years from March 2020 to April 2023. It included all patients seen in consultation or hospitalized for hepatitis viral B and/or C. Results: A total of 57 patients were included in our study. The average age was 44.30 years ¡À 16.75 and the M/F sex ratio was 1.38. Married people were in the majority 63.2%. The circumstances of the discovery of viral hepatitis B and C were dominated by abdominal pain in 35.1% of cases and hepatomegaly in 29.8% of cases and in 33.3% of cases, it was during screening voluntary. Patients with viral hepatitis B only accounted for 64.9% of cases; those with only viral hepatitis C represented 31.6% of cases and 3.5% of cases had HVB/HCV co-infection. We recorded 36.8% complications including 52.4% liver cirrhosis and 47.6% hepatocellular carcinomas. During the evolution, there were 03 deaths. Conclusion: the prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus carriage in patients followed in internal medicine at Kara University Hospital is high. It is therefore essential to put in place treatment and prevention strategies against these viruses.
%K Hepatitis B
%K Hepatitis C
%K Internal Medicine
%K Kara University Hospital
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=132116