ACUTE VIRAL HEPATITIS

Clinical Features:-

  • Prodromal Symptoms- nausea, vomitting, abd. Pain, headache, fatigue, malaise
  • Icteric Phase- patients notice dark urine and yellowish discolouration of skin and eyes.
  • Recovery Phase- improvement of general symptoms and diminution of jaundice
  • Signs- sclera yellow, scratch marks due to pruritus, tender hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy

Treatment:-

  • Physical activity restricted
  • High calorie diet intake. Good protein intake
  • Drugs which are hepatotoxic to be avoided.
  • Alcohol stopped
  • Bile sequestering agents for pruritus

Prophylaxis:-

Reference- a.k. tripathi for medicine

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