Hepatitis: Charles Manoj Chauhan Vedprakash Thakur Alok
Hepatitis: Charles Manoj Chauhan Vedprakash Thakur Alok
Hepatitis: Charles Manoj Chauhan Vedprakash Thakur Alok
BY
CHARLES MANOJ
CHAUHAN VEDPRAKASH
THAKUR ALOK
What is Hepatitis
• The word hepatitis simply means an inflammation of the liver
without pinpointing a specific cause.
Acute Chronic
usually with viral hepatitis usually
with
hepatitis (A-B-D-E) viral hepatitis(B-C)
Persons with Hepatitis
• Have one of several disorders, including viral or bacterial
infection of the liver
• Have a liver injury caused by a toxin (poison)
• Have liver damage caused by interruption of the organ's
normal blood supply
• Be experiencing an attack by his or her own immune
system through an autoimmune disorder
• Have experienced trauma to the abdomen in the area of
the liver
Hepatitis A
• In children, the most common form of hepatitis is
hepatitis A (also called infectious hepatitis).
• This form is caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV),
which lives in the stools (feces or poop) of infected
individuals.
• Hepatomegaly
• Splenomegaly (10% of the patient )
• Rarely skin rash
• Generalized lymphadenopathy
• Dark urine & pale stool
Diagnosis
All of these viral hepatitis conditions can be diagnosed and
followed through the use of readily available blood tests
• ↑ bilirubin
• ↑ bleeding time
• ↑serum aminotrasferase
Chronic complications :
liver cirrhosis
Prevention
Hepatitis A
• Wash your hands after going to the bathroom and before fixing
food or eating.