Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in young people
Alekseev, V.G.; Kalichenok, V.M.; Urzhumov, V.D.; Basos, S.F.
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 64(2): 15-18
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660 PMID: 1509373 Document Number: 399937
Altogether 64 young patients with nonconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (NH) underwent clinico-morphological correlations to establish the nosological essence of pigment metabolism disorders revealed. 32 patients showed up the signs of chronic nonspecific hepatitis, including 7 patients with the signs of chronic aggressive hepatitis. The remainder 15 patients were found to have other inflammatory processes in the liver. Only 10 persons examined (15.6%) were diagnosed to have functional hyperbilirubinemia and 7 (10.9%) to have latent hemolytic anemia. The conclusion is made about the necessity of a comprehensive examination of young persons with NH. The morphological examination of the liver is a must to early verify the pathological process manifested by the impairment of pigment metabolism.