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Caring for Your Liver if You Have HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents Liver Basics Symptoms of Liver Damage Tests for Liver Damage The Liver and HIV Liver Disease and Women Caring for Your Liver Taking Care of Yourself Liver Basics Your liver is one of the most important organs in your body. It is also the largest -- about the size of a football. It is protected from injury behind the lower right section of your ribs. The liver acts as your body's chemical processing...

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Hepatitis B Liver ultrasound

Dear Dr McGovern, I'm 41 years old male, tested hepatitis B positive 10 years ago (chronic). I don't know how and when I got the infection. My latest lab test and liver ultrasound was on January 2005. The results are: HBsAg cov (cut-off...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

From your laboratories it appears you have chronic hepatitis B e antigen positive infection. However, I don't know the level of your virus in your blood (HBV DNA) which is important since your liver function tests are quite low. Ultrasounds... Read more »

Hepatitis C- Liver Biopsy

After the liver biopsy, am I correct in assuming that the doctor should be able to tell us what genotype of hepatitis c my ex-husband has? dont really understand this part of my research. Thank you again!!!!!!!!!...

Response from Michael Fried, M.D.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The liver biopsy provides information about the stage and activity of the liver disease. Genotyping is performed on a blood sample. Certain HCV genotypes respond better to HCV therapy than others... Read more »

Hepatitis B, Liver enzymes

I have recently tested positive for Antibodies to Hepatitis B Core (anti-HBc), when I donated blood. My alanine aminotransferase liver enzyme (ATL) count was 15IU/L. What would the normal liver enzyme count be for a 33yr old female? ...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

The ALT normal depends in the type of assay used by the particular laboratory.In general,the upper range of normal can be between 35 to 75.Your ALT result is probably normal.The positive anti-core Ab indicates, that you had infection with the B... Read more »

alcohol hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver

My son fell ill in France and has been in the hospital there for three months. He was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver and alcohol hepatitis. He is not getting better and since he or no one in our family speaks French we can ask no questions or...

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

University of Utah, School of Medicine

I cannot tell from your question if your son is HIV infected or if the cirrhosis may be related to HIV or Hepatitis C. It is always scary and frustrating to try and learn about a loved one's condition when they are far away, and worse when... Read more »

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Hepatitis A:Causes,Symptoms,Prevention & Treatment

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Aalso known as infectious hepatitis, is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis A virus, HAV. This is comparatively a mild disease which does not progress to a chronic stage. Persons who have contracted the disease may have no symptoms... Read more »

The treatment information of Liver diseases

Posted by wang

I am the administrator of the forum which provides discussion to patients with liver diseases (hepatitis c, fatty liver, liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, and NASH liver). You can get much useful information about liver health and let others share your... Read more »

Elevated Liver Function Test After Exposure?

Posted by MiamiLat, 2 Replies

Hello out there. Does anyone have any knowledge on liver function tests? Has anyone had elevated enzymes?
My exposure occurred on 12/05/05 by having unprotected insertive anal sex with an HIV pos partner. I tested NEG at 6 wks via OraQuick, 12 wks/... Read more »

My Life Story With HIV and Hepatitis C

Posted by RicksWorld

Hi everyone,

I've been living with hiv and hcv for seventeen years, and I now have cirrhosis. For this reason I'm writing my life story at http://ricksworld411.blogspot.com
I hope to share the events that shaped my life.
I also hope to be able to be of... Read more »

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