Patient's question:
I heard from my friend that his father is hospitalized, suffering from severe chronic viral hepatitis. A few of my good friends and I went to the hospital to visit him. I noticed that Uncle's complexion was particularly yellow. I said that jaundice symptoms include a yellow complexion. Is jaundice high in severe chronic viral hepatitis?Doctor's answer:
The most common chronic viral hepatitis in our country is hepatitis B. This is a contagious disease, mainly spread through body fluids, mother-to-child transmission, and sexual contact. It primarily causes severe damage to the liver due to the hepatitis B virus, leading to the death and dissolution of liver cells in patients. This results in elevated liver enzymes and decreased bilirubin levels in patients, subsequently causing a series of symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, poor appetite, and weight loss. In severe cases, it can lead to hepatic encephalopathy, endangering the patient's life.