What is acute hepatitis?
Acute hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that lasts less than six months and is often sudden onset. This type of hepatitis is most often due to infection of hepatitis A, but may also occur as a result of infections of hepatitis B, C, D or E viruses. Non -purple causes of this type of hepatitis include bacterial or amrebic infection, overdose by drug, abnormal reaction to drugs and alcohol poisoning. The first is direct damage caused by liver cell infection or toxic effects of drugs or drugs. The second liver damage mechanism occurs when hepatitis is the result of infection and is mediated by an inflammatory reaction of the immune system to infection. In the immune response to infection, inflammation plays a key role with recruiters of the immune cell of the fight against infection to the site of infection, but the same inflammation is sometimes responsible for temporary or permanent liver damage.
The common symptoms of early stages of acute hepatitis include malaise, muscle and joint pain, skin rash, fever, nausea, decreased appetite, diarrhea and headache. It is also common to experience pain just below the ribs on the right side of the body. As the disease progresses, many of these initial symptoms somewhat disappear and are usually replaced by jaundice or yellowish skin and dark colored urine. After the jaundice retreats, it is said that the patient is healing, and during this time he retains the feeling of intense fatigue and fatigue that could persist for several weeks.
Treatment of acute hepatitis generally supports nature because there is no specific treatment that can cure liver disease. For example, in the case of acute viral hepatitis, treatment may include antiviral drugs and possible anti-theme drugs to control nausea and vomiting. If the patient becomes seriously dehydrated can be hospitalized for rehydrator intravenous liquids.
In a small percentage of people, acute hepatitis can proceed to liver failure. This may happen if the liver is permanently damaged due to inflammation. In the case of liver failure, complications such as liver encephalopathy, in which the brain is affected by the hymn of toxins in the bloodstream. Liver failure may become life -threatening and someone can eventually require organ transplantation.