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KMID : 1038820220250050413
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Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
2022 Volume.25 No. 5 p.413 ~ p.421
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A Comparative Study Between Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin M-Positive and CMV Immunoglobulin M-Negative Biliary Atresia in Infants Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh
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Akter Sharmin
Karim A. S. M. Bazlul
Mazumder Md Wahiduzzaman
Rukunuzzaman Md
Nahid Khan Lamia
Dey Bishnu Pada
Sayeed Maimuna
Rahman A. Z. M. Raihanur
Fathema Kaniz
Khadga Mukesh
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Abstract
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Purpose: Perinatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can lead to biliary atresia (BA) in different entities. This study aimed to compare the clinical, hematological, biochemical, and histological features of infants with BA based on their CMV immunoglobulin M (IgM) status at presentation.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out between January 2019 and June 2020 at the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka. Forty-three patients with BA were selected purposively and categorized into either the CMV IgM-positive or CMV IgM-negative BA group. Categorical variables were compared using Fisher’s exact test and chi-square tests, while the Student’s t-test and Mann?Whitney U-test were used to compare continuous variables. For all statistical tests, a p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: Thirty-three (76.7%) of the cases were between 2 and 3 months of age on admission. The clinical, hematological, and biochemical parameters did not differ significantly between the CMV IgM-positive and CMV IgM-negative BA groups. Most (50.0%) of the CMV IgM-positive cases had fibrosis stage F2, while 43.5% of the CMV IgM-negative cases had fibrosis stage F3, with no significant difference between the groups (p=0.391).
Conclusion: Our data shows no significant distinction between CMV IgM-positive and CMV IgM-negative BA, suggesting that CMV does not contribute to BA pathogenesis.
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KEYWORD
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Biliary atresia, Cytomegalovirus, Immunoglobulin, Bangladesh
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