Is There A Hepatitis Diagnosis Algorithm

Here's a taste of what TheBody.com has to offer on this topic:

Get the Facts

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

HIV and Hepatitis C Co-Infection

Are you HIV positive and newly diagnosed with hepatitis C (Hep C)?Do you have one virus and think youmight be infected with the other? If so, this brochure answers somebasic questions about living withboth HIV and Hep C. What is HIV and Hep Cco-infection? When people have HIV and another major infectionsuch as Hep C, they are co-infected. HIV is a virusthat attacks the immune system, killing the CD4+cells that help the body fight off...

Ask the Experts

Hepatitis C Diagnosis

gross examination- specimen consists of two cores of light brown soft tissue, measuring 0.2 and 1.4Liver biopsy: chronic haptitis C, with moderate inflammatory activity (grade 3) abd periportal fibrosis (stage 2)Patchy mild far metamorphosis Patchy...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The biopsy results mean there is moderate damage to the liver by HCV infection. HCV treatment would be indicated provided there are no other active medical issues and all screening tests are negative.... Read more »

Infant HCV Diagnosis

Hi Dr. Dieterich. My name is Mary. You treated me in 1997 for Hepatitis C as part of a clinical trial and I have been fortunate to be in remission ever since. My life has changed dramatically (so there is hope out there for those of you...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Great to hear from you! Actually you are not in remission, you are cured! When a baby is born to a hepatitis C positive mother there will be maternal antibodies detectable in the infant for up to a year. There is only about a 5% chance that the baby... Read more »

Hep 'A' diagnosis

I recently got tested for Hep 'A'. The results were 'reactive' and 'immune to HAV'. I'm assuming this is because I was immunized with Twin Rix and am showing antibodies and immunity to Hep 'A'. Is this...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Yes you are correct.... Read more »

Hepatitis C protocol

Should a person with the diagnosis of Hepatitis C receive the Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccines?What is the accepted protocol when a person is first diagnosed with Hepatitis C?...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Absolutely! If someone has HCV they should be checked for antibodies for hep A and B and if negative vaccinated. Hepatitis A in particular can be deadly in HCV patients. The standard protocol for someone with HCV antibody is to do a genotype, a... Read more »

Go to Ask the Experts »

Connect With Others

IN THE THROWS OF A RECENT DIAGNOSIS OF POSITIVE

Posted by Anonymous, 10 Replies

WELL .,HERE i AM AT 52....having survived the first and second waves of HIV as a gay man in NYC in 1975-1983..and find myself now...in 2006 facing this disease ...like you all are.. I am a hep c survivor...took that treatment and tolerated it... Read more »

Tested today for HIV and Hepatitis C

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

So I broke down and went in again today for another HIV test. The test center only tests for HIV-1, so based on what I've read lately, it's not a 3d generation Elisa test. But I am now at more than 5 months out, so I am pretty sure it will be... Read more »

Long Term Symptoms without Diagnosis

Posted by concerned101, 1 Reply

I'll try to keep this brief. Here is my chronology;
1996 - no sexual contact, just kissing with exchange of saliva with a female in a foreign country. Days later, growth on underside of tongue...fleshy in color with a white tip. Over a couple of... Read more »

SUPER INFECTION NOW 5% OF NEW DIAGNOSIS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

The Eleventh Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in San Francisco opened yesterday with a bang, as a group of investigators from Los Angeles and San Diego provided long-awaited information on the incidence of sexually-acquired... Read more »

Connect on Our Bulletin Boards »

Tools

My Health Tracker

Assess Your Risk for HIV

Find Local HIV/AIDS Services

Resource Centers

Guides for People With HIV

View All of Our Guides >>