Hepatitis

Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Viruses cause most cases of hepatitis. The type of hepatitis is named for the virus that causes it; for example, hepatitis A, hepatitis B or hepatitis C. Drug or alcohol use can also cause hepatitis. In other cases, your body mistakenly attacks healthy cells in the liver.Some people who have hepatitis have no symptoms. Others may haveLoss of appetiteNausea and vomitingDiarrheaDark-colored urine and pale bowel movementsStomach painJaundice, yellowing of skin and eyesSome forms of hepatitis are mild, and others can be serious. Some can lead to scarring, called cirrhosis, or to liver cancer.Sometimes hepatitis goes away by itself. If it does not, it can be treated with drugs. Sometimes hepatitis lasts a lifetime. Vaccines can help prevent some viral forms.

Disease Alternative Name

viral hepatitis

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Dr. Prem Latta

General Practice

45 years old female incidental findings in medical report with high GGT..Other parameter normal except anemic picture..Complains of frequent headache otherwise improving with medication.Hepatitis B non reactive.Working as domestic helper.. ...See More

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Dr. Puneet Mahajan

Cardiology

Autoimmune Hepatitis or DILI

30 yr Female pt G2A1P0 Pog 4th week In Jan 2019 she was diagnosed to have genital tuberculosis,too rx for 9 months Jan19-Sept19.LFT WNL att he start of ATT,AKT 4. Had changed to AKT 3,during the therapy. LFT FEB 21 SGOT 260 SGPT 180 No deta...See More

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Dr. Hariaumshree Nair

Ayurvedic Physician (MD)

★ Understanding Hepatitis - A (Hep A/HAV) :- >» A Highly Contagious Liver Infection Caused By - Hepatitis A Virus . It mainly affects the ‘ Liver ’. ›» The Liver is an Organ that does many important things. You cannot live without a...See More

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