Hepatitis B Flashcards
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Q
Present of Hepatitis B
A
Double Stranded DNA Hepadnavirus
Spread: Infected Blood/Body Fluids inc Vertical Transmission Mother to Baby
Incubation 6-20 Weeks
Features
- Fever
- Jaundice
- Elevated Liver Transminases
Complications
- Chronic Hepatitis: Ground Glass Hepatocytes
- Fulminant Liver Failure
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Glomerulonephritis
- Polyarteritis nodosa
-cryoglobuniaemia
Vaccine available
Treatment
- Pegylated interferon Alpha
