Hepatitis C is a common cause of chronic hepatitis. It is often asymptomatic until manifestations of chronic liver disease occur. Diagnosis is confirmed by finding positive anti-HCV and positive HCV …

Fever can develop in viral or alcoholic hepatitis. Erectile dysfunction and feminization develop, usually due to imbalances in the normal estrogen/testosterone ratio, with more estrogen being present than …

Less common causes of hepatitis include autoimmune disorders, genetic liver disorders, other viral infections (eg, infectious mononucleosis, yellow fever, cytomegalovirus infection), and leptospirosis.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a single-stranded RNA flavivirus that causes acute viral hepatitis and is a common cause of chronic viral hepatitis. Six major HCV subtypes exist with varying amino acid …

Owing to the high efficacy and safety, the same regimens that are recommended for chronic HCV infection are recommended for acute infection (1). For cholestatic hepatitis, cholestyramine 8 g orally …

Hepatitis B is a common cause of chronic hepatitis. Patients may be asymptomatic or have nonspecific manifestations such as fatigue and malaise. Diagnosis is by serologic testing. Without treatment, …

Budd-Chiari syndrome is suspected in patients with hepatomegaly, ascites, liver failure, or cirrhosis when there is no obvious cause (eg, alcohol abuse, hepatitis) or when the cause is unexplained. Liver …

Ischemic hepatitis may develop when hepatic artery thrombosis occurs during liver transplantation or when thrombosis of the portal vein and hepatic artery develops in a patient with sickle cell crisis (thus …

Dec 24, 2021 · The most significant streptococcal pathogen is S. pyogenes, which is beta-hemolytic and in Lancefield group A and is thus denoted as group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS). The most …

Jan 12, 2018 · Neonatal hepatitis B virus infection is usually acquired during delivery and is typically asymptomatic but can cause chronic subclinical disease in later childhood or adulthood. …