Publications by authors named "Kamal Hossen"
Background And Aim: To assess the spectrum of hepatic involvement in children with dengue fever (DF) and prediction of severity of dengue infection by early detection of elevated liver enzymes.
Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital from June 2019 to September 2019. Children admitted with DF were included.
Background: Acute liver failure (ALF) caused by Wilson disease (WD) is always fatal. Therefore, a quick diagnosis of WD is needed to start immediate management. This study aims to determine the ratio of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase (AST/ALT) and the ratio of alkaline phosphatase to total bilirubin (ALP/TB) in diagnosing Wilsonian acute liver failure (WALF) in children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Constipation is a common problem in children and a frequent cause of hospital visit in both primary & specialized care, which needs proper evaluation & management. Presentation of constipation is variable among children. In Bangladesh there has been no published data regarding constipation in community among school aged children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although endoscopy is the standard diagnostic screening test to identify esophageal varices in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD), selective endoscopy in patients who are at higher risk of having varices may be cost-effective in a resource-constrained country. The aim of this prospective study was to identify non-endoscopic parameters that may predict the presence of varices, especially high-risk esophageal varices in children with CLD.
Methods: From January 2016 through March 2018, consecutive children with CLD without a history of variceal bleeding were prospectively included.