Lecture 36: Acute and Chronic Hepatitis Flashcards
What are the characteristics of hepatitis A?
Most common cause of viral hepatitis world wide
Acute infection ONLY
Absorbed in the intestine and replicates n hepatocyte
Transmitted fecal-oral
How many people in world have hepatitis B?
5% in the world, over 300 million
If you get infected by hepatitis B as an ADULT, how many go to chronic cases?
Only 5%
If you get infected by hepatitis B as a CHILD, how many go on to chronic cases?
Over 90%!!
What percentage of infants/children who are NEWLY infected with HBV go on to chronic cases?
90%!!
What percentage of adults who are NEWLY infected with HBV go on to chronic cases?
5%!!
If someone has chronic HBV, they most likely contracted HBV when they were?
A child (90% chance) Rather than an adult (5%)
What is the serology for Acute HBV?
HbsAg +
HbsAb -
HbcoreAb + (IgM)
What is the serology for VACCINATED against HBV?
Everything negative EXCEPT for HepBsurfaceAb or HbsAb +
What does the presence of Hep B surface antibody mean?
It means that you are VACCINATED or CLEARED the infection
What is the serology for chronic HBV?
HBV DNA elevated
What is the treatment for hepatitis B?
- Tenofovir
- Entecavir
- Interferon
- Adefovir
What are the characteristics of Hepatitis D?
Aka the DELTA agent
It will NOT replicate UNLESS there is hepatitis B present
Coinfection with hepatitis B = 34% vs. 5% of fulminant liver failure
What is the relationship between hepatitis B and D?
You cant have hepatitis D without hepatitis B
How is HepD spread?
Percutaneous exposure
How many people have hepatitis C?
3-5 million Americans
1:33 americans between 1945-1965
Gotten through injecting drug use
How many people can CLEAR the hepatitis C infection acutely
Only 20%
What is decompensated liver disease?
When you have SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS of liver failure
The worse sequelae to cirrhosis
Liver disease in which the liver is damaged and not functioning normally
Compensated liver = you see no signs and symptoms of end stage liver disease
What is the treatment for HCV?
Interferon
Ribavirin
Telaprevir and Boceprevir
What is important to remember about hepatitis E?
Think about hepatitis E in pregnant women
21% chance of fulminant hepatits the further you are into pregnancy
Most patients clear HEV
What are the characteristics of Hepatitis E?
RNA virus
Most common cause of epidemic enterically transmitted hepatitis
Fecal-oral transmission
What is the treatment of HEV?
Ribavirin