Objective: In this study, age, gender and biochemical markers in patients with hepatitis type A or B were evaluated retrospectively. Methods: Forty-six patients with hepatitis type A or B admitted to our hospital between 2004 and 2005 were enrolled in the study. All patients' age, gender and serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyltanspeptidase (GGT), total and direct bilirubin concentrations at the time of admission were evaluated. Results: Forty-six patients were enrolled in the study. Of these, 40 patients (87%) had hepatitis type A and 6 patients (13%) had hepatitis type B. There was a statistical difference between the patients with hepatitis type A and hepatitis type B according to age (p Conclusion: Patients with hepatitis type A constitute the majority of hepatitis cases in our hospital. This is probably due to the immunization studies against hepatitis type B.
Keywords: Acute viral hepatitis, age, hepatic enzymes