老年人病毒性肝炎(下称老年人肝炎)发病率有逐年增高趋势。老年入肝炎重型的发病率与病死率均明显高于其它年龄组。探讨老年人重型肝炎的临床特点,对早期诊断和提高存活率具有重要意义。本文收集我科住院21例年龄≥60岁的重型肝炎,进行临床分析,现初步总结如下。 The incidence of viral hepatitis in the elderly (hereinafter referred to as elderly) is increasing year by year. The incidence of severe hepatitis and mortality in elderly patients were significantly higher than other age groups. To explore the clinical features of elderly patients with severe hepatitis, early diagnosis and improve the survival rate of great significance. This collection of 21 subjects in our department of hospitalized severe hepatitis ≥ 60 years of age, for clinical analysis, are initially summarized as follows.