Acute Viral Hepatitis: A Brief Review
- Published in Infectious Diseases the inflammation can be acute, short-lasting, chronic, or long-lasting ... A liver transplant as treatment for acute hepatitis A infection can also be considered in extreme cases ... Viral hepatitis occurs due to the virus ... Viral hepatitis can spread from one person to another ... What Is Hepatitis … View thread
I have fever, rash, stomach pain and other symptoms. How to diagnose the problem?
- Answered in Internal Medicine These symptoms you have seem to be due to acute viral hepatitis ... If it is acute viral hepatitis, the yellowish discoloration or jaundice takes a month to disappear … View thread
Can tubal blockage cause infertility?
- Answered in Internal Medicine Elevated liver function test (LFT) results are a concern as they may indicate acute viral hepatitis ... It is advisable to undergo tests for HBeAg, HBV DNA, and anti HBcAg (hepatitis B core antigen) to assess viral replication ... Concerning your HBsAg positive status, the transmission to the baby can be prevented by administering Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination soon after delivery … View thread
My hepatitis B result is positive. Is it acute or chronic?
- Answered in Medical gastroenterology I have done further tests to see if the infection is chronic or acute ... That simply means that you have acute viral hepatitis ... You need treatment for that as your viral load is high ... Hi doctor, I recently went for a checkup for hepatitis B … View thread
Hepatic Glomerulonephritis - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- Published in Kidney and Urologic Diseases Glomerular changes occur mainly in patients with cirrhosis and acute or chronic viral hepatitis ... Acute viral hepatitis and hepatitis B infection … View thread
Liver and Systemic Diseases - An Insight
- Published in liver diseases Ischemic hepatitis differs from acute viral hepatitis in three ways: serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentrations quickly recover to normal in ischemic hepatitis, usually within seven to ten days ... These include viral hepatitis, excessive alcohol consumption, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune liver illnesses, and inherited conditions such as hemochromatosis, α1-antitrypsin deficiency, and Wilson's disease … View thread
Viral Hepatitis - Types, Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
- Published in Infectious Diseases Based on the duration of symptoms, two types of viral hepatitis exist, Acute Hepatitis - In the acute form of the disease, the infection and symptoms remain for a short period, after which the virus goes away due to the body’s ability to fight off the infection ... What Is Viral Hepatitis ... When the cause of this liver inflammation remains to be a viral infection, it is known as viral hepatitis ... The term hepatitis refers to inflammation of the liver … View thread
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- Published in Pregnancy and Trying to conceive What Is an Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (abbreviated as - AFLP) is a rare, lethal (life-threatening) complication of pregnancy that occurs in the third trimester or early postpartum period ... Routine investigations like patient history and clinical features mimic conditions such as acute viral hepatitis (liver inflammation due to hepatitis viruses), pre-eclampsia (very high blood pressure during pregnancy), HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets during pregnancy) syndrome, intrahepatic cholestasis, etc … View thread
- Published in Substance Abuse Acute gastritis ... Short-term exposure causes the following symptoms: Acute gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach, small or large intestine that results in nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, pain, and diarrhea) ... Acute viral hepatitis ... The list includes, Alcoholic hepatitis … View thread
Sickle Cell Hepatopathy- Symptoms and Treatment
- Published in liver diseases It is an umbrella term for various acute and chronic liver pathologies ... Acute sickle hepatopathy occurs in intrahepatic cholestasis (a liver disorder that occurs in pregnant women), hepatic sequestration (occurs when individuals with sickle cell disease acutely sequester), and overt liver failure (a neuropsychiatric disease that occurs as a result of liver disease) ... Chronic sickle cell hepatopathy occurs in viral hepatitis (inflammation of the liver that occurs with viral infection), gallstone disease (stone formation in the gallbladder), transfusion overload (transfusion-associated circulatory overload in which excess fluid increases in circulation), and sickle cell cholangiopathy (a form of ischaemic cholangiopathy) … View thread