"Acute hepatitis" refers to a sudden and temporary inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection or excessive alcohol consumption.
Full definition
Because the researchers found that CTLA4Ig was effective in suppressing hepatitis in this study, they suggest that CTLA4Ig should be among the therapeutic options investigated further as a potential therapy for patients with severe
acute hepatitis B. To this end, this animal model is useful for virological and immunological analysis of HBV infection.
A 50 - year - old construction worker drank 4 to 5 energy drinks daily during three weeks and has been diagnosed with
developing acute hepatitis, a disease whose main characteristic is inflammation of the liver.
The classic «HepatoRenal» syndrome of jaundice & acute kidney failure occurs as bacterial toxins
stimulate acute hepatitis & vasculitis within the kidneys leading to acute renal failure.
He showed that chronic hepatitis B infections were endemic among patients in hemodialysis units, while staff members who became infected
developed acute hepatitis.
A few people, most notably the elderly or those with a pre-existing liver disease, are at risk of experiencing severe symptoms
of acute hepatitis, which may attack their liver and require a transplant.
Its symptoms are sometimes mistaken for gastritis, flu,
acute hepatitis, gallbladder disease, or other conditions.
Dr. London reported the association of what was then called the Australia antigen with
acute hepatitis, and then, together with colleagues, the association with chronic hepatitis.
Note:
Acute hepatitis, irrespective of its cause, requires immediate hospitalisation by your veterinary surgeon for intensive care.
Hepatic and biliary diseases including lipidosis,
acute hepatitis / hepatocellular necrosis, cholangiohepatitis, biliary obstruction, hepatic encephalopathy, chronic active hepatitis.
Unfortunately full recovery is more likely after
an acute hepatitis rather than the chronic condition.
The fact that is chronic means that the disease has been going on for weeks or months as opposed to
acute hepatitis that comes on suddenly and then ceases.