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Hepatitis A is an infectious disease of the liver caused by Hepatovirus A (HAV); [7] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [8] Many cases have few or no symptoms, especially in the young. [ 1 ] The time between infection and symptoms, in those who develop them, is two–six weeks. [ 2 ]
Many patients, once started on long-term immunosuppressive therapy, will remain on that treatment for life. Common practice is to discontinue immunosuppressive therapy after two or more years of normalized transaminases and IgG. However, approximately 90% of patients with autoimmune hepatitis will relapse after treatment has been stopped.
Isotretinoin has a number of muscoloskeletal effects. Myalgia (muscular pain) and arthralgia (joint pain) are common side effects. [50] Retinoids, such as high dose etretinate, are well known to cause bone changes, the most common type of which is hyperostotic changes (excessive bone growth), especially in growing children and adolescents. [50]
Hepatitis A and E are mainly spread by contaminated food and water. [3] Hepatitis B is mainly sexually transmitted, but may also be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth and spread through infected blood. [3] Hepatitis C is commonly spread through infected blood such as may occur during needle sharing by intravenous drug ...
Low-dose or microdosed Accutane is an off-label use of isotretinoin, or Accutane, by which patients take a lower dose of the medication over a longer period of time. But does it make enough of a ...
Hepatitis A vaccine is a vaccine that prevents hepatitis A. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is effective in around 95% of cases and lasts for at least twenty years and possibly a person's entire life. [ 4 ] If given, two doses are recommended beginning after the age of one. [ 2 ]
A follow-up period of at least 10-15 years would be ideal to better evaluate long-term associations between antibiotic use and cognitive decline, as dementia and cognitive impairments often ...
Combined hepatitis A and B vaccine, is used to provide protection against hepatitis A and hepatitis B. [3] [7] It is given by injection into muscle. [8] It is used in areas where hepatitis A and B are endemic, for travelers, people with hepatitis C or chronic liver disease, and those at high risk of sexually transmitted diseases. [7]