CAN ASCITES AND SERUM ANALYSES DIFFERENTIATE DELTA FROM HBV INFECTION IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS?

Mesut Aydin^{1. *}, Serhat Ozer², Enver Aytemiz³, Yaren Dirik¹, Ahmet C. Dulger⁴ 

¹Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical Faculty, Department of Gastroenterology, Van, Turkey - ²Private Defne Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology - ³Nizip Public Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine - ⁴Giresun University Faculty of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology

Aim: We tried in this work to define laboratory differences in ascites and serum of cirrhotic patients with HBV or Delta infection

Material and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study in a large hospital experienced in hepatology by including 46 patients with HBV and HDV between January 2018 and September 2020. Data of age and gender-matched 24 patients with HBV and 22 patients with HBV/HDV having SBP were analyzed.

Results: White blood cell, neutrophil counts, serum glucose, serum albumin, serum globulin, serum ascites-albumin gradient and serum albumin-globulin gradient levels were similar. 

Conclusion: Cirrhotic patients with HDV infection had lower platelet and serum fibrinogen and higher INR levels than those with HBV infection.