[Epidemiologic and clinical aspects of acute hepatitis B in the past decade]. / Aspecte epidemiologice si clinice ale hepatitei acute B în ultimul deceniu.

To study the clinical and epidemiological aspects of acute B hepatitis during the last 11 years. We retrospectively studied 1712 patient files, admitted in the Department of Infectious Diseases Iasi, with acute B hepatitis between 1992-2002. The majority of the patients (69%) had an urban origin. Teenagers and young adults were predominantly affected (59% had between 15 and 34 years). A point of entry of the pathogen was identified only in 20% of the patients. The mean incubation period was 4 month. 24% of the patients had a prolonged form of the disease (over 30 days of jaundice). A fulminant evolution was noted in 1.2% of cases. Extrahepatic involvement was described in 25% of the patients. The global mortality was 1.15%. The number of patients with acute B hepatitis decreased by half during the last 11 years.

[Acute viral encephalitis. Experience of the Iasi Infectious Disease Clinic between January 2000 and March 2003]. / Encefalite acute virale. Experienta Clinicii de Boli infectioase Iasi în perioada ianuarie 2000-martie 2003.

We analyzed the patients files suffered from acute viral encephalitis in 39 months period: January 2000-march 2003. According to our data there was a total of 33 patients; one of them died. The most involved patients were male and of the 8-14 year group of age; for the first three month in 2003 were admitted 11 patients. Coma and seizures were the most frequent clinical signs. LCR had the usual abnormalities for the above mentioned disease; the treatment was mainly performed with corticosteroids; 28 cases were admitted more than 8 days period. The evolution of the clinical status was satisfactory for all 32 patients.