Patient's question:
Patient: Female, 26 years old. Has had hepatitis B for three years. Recently found liver damage, experiencing liver area pain and joint pain.Doctor's answer:
Hepatitis B with minor positive indicators should be actively and properly treated. If left untreated, it may progress to liver cirrhosis. If the virus count is low, the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels are normal, and the individual is a long-term stable non-acute carrier, no treatment is necessary, and periodic liver function tests can suffice. However, if the actual virus count is high, ALT levels fluctuate repeatedly or frequently drop suddenly, delayed treatment can lead to more severe consequences, increasing the risk of developing liver cirrhosis or liver cancer. Therefore, such minor positive hepatitis B patients require significant attention and standardized treatment.