acute viral hepatitis Flashcards
causes of isolated anti HBc
window period
cross reactivity
low level viremia
most common cause of acute hepatitis in india
hepatitis E
Diseases associated with HBV carrier state
hodgkin lymphoma leukemia PAN down syndrome lepromatous leprosy hemodialysis
causes of acute hepatitis like clinical illness in chronic hepB patients
superinfection seroconversion from HBeAg to AntiHBe switch from non replicative to replicative cycle mutation to precore mutant restoration of immune competence
complications of hepatitis A
relapsing hepatitis
cholestatic hepatitis
Interferon therapy is ineffective in
Immunocompromised
normal ALT levels
very young children
decompensated chronic hepatitis
complications of IFN therapy
flu like illness
autoimmune thyroiditis
most potent of HBV antivirals
entecavir
HBV antiviral safe during pregnancy
Lamivudine
HIV+HBV Rx of choice
tenofovir
emtricitabine
antibody seen in hepatitis D
anti LKM 3
anti LKM 1 antibody is seen in
autoimmune hepatitis
hepatitis C
Non immune extrahepatic complications of hepatitis C
lichen planus
PCT
sjogren syndrome
Type 2 DM
Important side effect of ribavirin
hemolytic anemia
Diagnosis of cardiac cirrhosis
cardiac failure
elevated ALP
hepatomegaly
drug causing granulomatous hepatits
allopurinol