Chronic Hepatitis
Chronic hepatitis is a disorder or inflammation of the liver that lasts at least 6 months. Common causes are hepatitis B and C viruses and certain drugs. Many people have no symptoms, but some have vague symptoms, such as a general feeling of illness, poor appetite, and fatigue.
Types of Chronic Hepatitis
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July 19,2017Original Published:
July 28,2016
There are really no types of chronic hepatitis. There are only strains of A, B and C
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Chronic hepatitis is a disorder of the liver that lasts more than 6 months. It results in generalized malaise, poor appetite, and abdominal pain. It may be caused due to viral,...
Chronic hepatitis initially may not have any symptoms. But as the disease progresses there will be:
Nonspecific symptoms such as generalized malaise, fever, poor appetite,...
There are various causes for chronic hepatitis which are as follows:
Infection from viruses such as Hepatitis A, B and C
Alcohol associated
Drug induced
Autoimmune...
Chronic hepatitis is suspected when one has typical symptoms or signs and shows gives abnormally high liver enzymes on routine blood tests (which may be done for other reasons too...
Injectable interferon alpha was the first therapy approved for chronic hepatitis B.
Lamivudine was the first approved oral nucleoside analogue for viral hepatitis.
For drug...
Lifestyle Recommendations:
Living with Chronic hepatitis may not affect daily activities but a high-calorie diet is recommended. Many people develop nausea and may not be...
In order to prevent hepatitis the Center for Disease Control recommends routine vaccination of all children under the age of 19 with the hepatitis B, which starts at birth and...
