During the acute phase of hepatitis C, around a quarter of people experience symptoms, which may include fatigue, decreased appetite, nausea and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes). Most people with chronic hepatitis C (six months or more after HCV infection) have few or symptoms of li...
Complications such as pneumonia, hepatitis, myocarditis, cerebral edema and intestinal ischemia may occur, increasing the risk of death. Clinically, only the symptoms can be difficult to distinguish a viral meningitis bacterial. The distinction, in fact, is the lowest mortality rate and the number...
The main nonviral causes of hepatitis are alcohol and drugs. Many patients infected with hepatitis A, B, and C have few or no symptoms of illness. For those who do develop symptoms of viral hepatitis, the most common are flu-like symptoms. Treatment of viral hepatitis is dependent on the...
In adults, hepatitis A is usually more symptomatic. This is the group that usually seeks medical care during the acute phase of the disease. Initially hepatitis A presents as a non-specific gastrointestinal virus, with loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, weakness, muscle pain, headache and fev...
Most adults who are infected with HBV will have mild symptoms that last 6 months or less, and their body will fight off the virus. In this case, you'll be immune for the rest of your life and never get hepatitis B again. But in some adults, hepatitis B can become a long-term, or...
The cause of this condition is unknown, although in some cases it may be related to an autoimmune disorder, hepatitis C, or certain medications. When lichen planus is mild, you don't need treatment. However, it can cause pain and ulcers, and may lead to an increased risk of oral cancer...
Although the underlying cause of adult primaryliver canceris not known, there are associated risk factors for its development. They includehepatitis Bor C,cirrhosis,metabolic syndrome, livertrauma,hemochromatosis, and aflatoxin (a poison from afungusthat grows on foods like grains and nuts). ...
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