Hepatitis Treatment

Chronic hepatitis treatment in India

Chronic hepatitis

What is chronic liver disease?

Chronic liver disease is characterized by progressive destruction of liver tissue over time and the replacement of normal liver with nodules of scar tissue. Several liver diseases fall into this category. The final results of the progressive destruction are cirrhosis and fibrosis of the liver ...

The viruses that cause hepatitis include: -

• Hepatitis B and C - These viruses cause two thirds of all cases of chronic hepatitis. People infected with hepatitis C have the greatest risk of developing chronic hepatitis, these viruses usually begin with mild symptoms .....

Symptoms

Initially, chronic hepatitis often does not cause any symptoms. People with symptoms most commonly complain of fatigue. exacerbates fatigue during the day and can even be debilitating ...

Other common symptoms include: -

• slight upper abdominal discomfort
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea
• Joint pain ...

Prognosis

In its most severe stages, cirrhosis can cause liver failure and death unless a liver transplant can be done. The probability of developing cirrhosis depends on severity of disease and response to treatment ...

Treatment

The goals of treatment of chronic hepatitis is to prevent the disease from getting worse and prevent cirrhosis and liver failure. In mild cases of hepatitis chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C, treatment may not be necessary, and the state will only get worse ....

Common side effects with interferon include: -

• Fatigue
• Muscle pain
• Headaches
• Nausea and vomiting
• Fevers
• Weight loss
• Irritability and depression ....

If cirrhosis or liver failure develops, liver transplant may be necessary. If you have chronic hepatitis, you should avoid further damage to the liver from alcohol or Tylenol. Talk with your doctor how you can take Tylenol, if necessary. Remember that some formulations and cold medicines against pain also contain Tylenol ....

Complications

• Portal hypertension
  • ascites
  • hypersplenism (with or without splenomegally)
  • varicose (lower esophagus and rectum)

• Synthetic dysfunction
  • Hypoalbuminemia
  • Coagulopathy

• Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
• Hepatorenal syndrome
• Encephalopathy
• Hepatocellular carcinoma ...

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