What Are The Complications Of Hepatitis E

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Acute Hepatic Failure complicated with AIDS

What is Acute Hepatic Failure complicated with AIDS, how does it harm the liver and does it take a long time to occur?...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

"Acute hepatic failure" simply means that something has recently damaged the liver severely so that it is not functioning normally. Many things can do this: infections, very low blood pressure, exposure to toxins like poisonous mushrooms... Read more »

Anemia as a complication in HCV treatment..

I am about to start 'combination' therapy for Hepatitis C..(Interferon and ribavirin). I... Read more »

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. »

Please help Complicated time for us

My husband is hiv and hep c infected since 1988. He has cirrhosis and is recommended for hep c... Read more »

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D. »

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Hepatitis B: The Other Hepatitis Virus

In recent years, a lot has been written about hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in people who also have HIV (co-infection). HCV is a significant problem for many people with HIV, but it isn't the only virus that can cause hepatitis (inflammation of... Read more »

Update on Management of the HIV/Hepatitis B- or HIV/Hepatitis C-Coinfected Patient

Table of Contents Introduction HIV/HCV Coinfection HIV/HBV Coinfection New Data From the Literature Conclusion References Introduction Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) constitutes two of the... Read more »

The Double-Edged Sword: Long-Term Complications of ART and HIV

Transcript (.pdf) For more information on this session, including access to speaker presentations, please see the conference Programme-at-a-Glance . The success of highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART, has been evident for 15 years.... Read more »

Complications and Emerging Connections

Complications in HIV used to mean opportunistic infections (OIs) as a result of AIDS. Today, with HIV drugs protecting against OIs, attention turns to other threats: drug complications (see page 29) dangerous... Read more »

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Lymph Node Removal Complications

Posted by amandajeanbrown, 4 Replies

I had a lymph node removed from my groin on May 6th, initially, I had no complications. The incision site looks great, no redness, no signs of infection. There is mild swelling directly under the incision, to be expected. My concern, is I have... Read more »

My exposure was a bit complicated, HELP!!

Posted by questions, 3 Replies

I am a gay guy and yesterday I had sex with a guy I met, I didn't suck him or anything, he sucked me though

the only thing I did was fingering him in the anus, however after I pulled my finger out, and right after I did I saw blood coming out of his... Read more »

More complications??

Posted by jrob123, 2 Replies

If you guys can please help asses my situation, it would be much appreciated.

I only took 2 tests both were done the same day. 13 days post exposer I took a Rapid Antibody test, as well as a NAAT or DNA test.

The Rapid came back negative, which I... Read more »

Periodo ventana de la hepatitis b y c

Posted by mariana, 1 Reply

hola quiero saber cuanto es el periodo ventana de la hepatitis b y de la hepatitis c con tecnicas de busqueda de anticuerpos no de adn, quiero saber cuandoes definitivo el examen de hepatitis b y c con la tecnica de anticuerpos. Read more »

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