Hepatitis:Liver inflammationcan be caused by a virus, autoimmune disorder, alcohol or drug use, or chemical exposure. It may be short-lived (acute) or chronic, which means it lasts for at least 6 months. Long-term inflammation can damage the liver, causing jaundice. Alcohol-related liver dis...
This is a report of 8 cases of homologous serum hepatitis, 7 of them in infants, 5 of whom died of acute hepatic degeneration. In 5 cases there was evidenc... RE Moloshok,S Karelitz,L Strauss - 《Pediatrics》 被引量: 13发表: 1949年 ...
Symptoms and signs of jaundice include a yellow discoloration of the eyes and skin, light-colored stools, and dark-colored urine. Malaria, hepatitis, cirrhosis, drugs, and cancer are just some of the causes of jaundice.
: hepatitis caused by toxic agents (as chemicals) and characterized by jaundice as a prominent symptom The Ultimate Dictionary Awaits Expand your vocabulary and dive deeper into language with Merriam-Webster Unabridged. Expanded definitions Detailed etymologies Advanced search tools All ad-free ...
Only small proportion of patients receiving statins develop elevations of liver enzymes and an even smaller proportion will have clinically significant hepatitis induced by statins. We describe four patients with jaundice caused by drug-induced liver injury, where the most likely agent was a statin ...
Obstructive jaundice is either caused by damaged hepatocytes (hepatitis) or due to the blockade in the bile ducts (gallstones) or due to cancer in the head of the pancreas (strongly associated with smoking, diabetes mellitus, MEN syndrome, HNPCC, chronic pancreatitis). The rate of bilirubin ...
noun :hepatitis caused by toxic agents (as chemicals) and characterized by jaundice as a prominent symptom The Ultimate Dictionary Awaits Expand your vocabulary and dive deeper into language withMerriam-Webster Unabridged. Expanded definitions Detailed etymologies ...
Jaundice can be caused byinborn errors of metabolism. 3 Hepatic jaundice, characterized by elevation of conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin, is most often caused by viral or drug-induced hepatitis. 4 Obstructive jaundicecan be caused by hepatic and extrahepatic lesions, primarily those affecting the...
Jaundice can also be caused by sepsis, heart failure, sickle cell disease and other extrahepatic disease states without direct injury to the liver, and by xenobiotics that interfere with hepatocellular metabolism and transport. Current extensive knowledge of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of ...
Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Acute Hepatitis E Virus Infection Patients: 220 consecutive pregnant women presenting with jaundice caused by acute viral hepatitis. Measurements: Maternal mortality and medical complications, ... Sharda Patra, MS,Ashish Kumar, MD, DM,Shubha Sagar ...