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==Overview== | |||
An [[ultrasound]] of the [[abdomen]] may be performed in patients with [[hepatitis A]] to rule out other possible causes of [[hepatomegaly]] or [[chronic liver disease]]. Common ultrasound findings in acute [[hepatitis A]] include brightness of the [[portal vein]] walls and decreased [[echogenicity]] of the [[liver]]. | |||
==Ultrasound== | ==Ultrasound== | ||
In patients with acute [[hepatitis A]], the [[ultrasound]] may reveal:<ref name="pmid7403553">{{cite journal| author=Kurtz AB, Rubin CS, Cooper HS, Nisenbaum HL, Cole-Beuglet C, Medoff J et al.| title=Ultrasound findings in hepatitis. | journal=Radiology | year= 1980 | volume= 136 | issue= 3 | pages= 717-23 | pmid=7403553 | doi=10.1148/radiology.136.3.7403553 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7403553 }} </ref> | |||
* Brightness of the [[portal vein]] walls | |||
* Decreased [[echogenicity]] of the [[liver]] | |||
In cases where there is concomitant [[chronic liver disease]], [[ultrasound]] may reveal:<ref name="pmid7403553">{{cite journal| author=Kurtz AB, Rubin CS, Cooper HS, Nisenbaum HL, Cole-Beuglet C, Medoff J et al.| title=Ultrasound findings in hepatitis. | journal=Radiology | year= 1980 | volume= 136 | issue= 3 | pages= 717-23 | pmid=7403553 | doi=10.1148/radiology.136.3.7403553 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7403553 }} </ref> | |||
* Increased [[liver]] [[echogenicity]] | |||
* Decreased brightness of [[portal vein]] radicle walls | |||
The severity of the condition is related to these findings.<ref name="pmid7403553">{{cite journal| author=Kurtz AB, Rubin CS, Cooper HS, Nisenbaum HL, Cole-Beuglet C, Medoff J et al.| title=Ultrasound findings in hepatitis. | journal=Radiology | year= 1980 | volume= 136 | issue= 3 | pages= 717-23 | pmid=7403553 | doi=10.1148/radiology.136.3.7403553 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7403553 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
An ultrasound of the abdomen may be performed in patients with hepatitis A to rule out other possible causes of hepatomegaly or chronic liver disease. Common ultrasound findings in acute hepatitis A include brightness of the portal vein walls and decreased echogenicity of the liver.
Ultrasound
In patients with acute hepatitis A, the ultrasound may reveal:[1]
- Brightness of the portal vein walls
- Decreased echogenicity of the liver
In cases where there is concomitant chronic liver disease, ultrasound may reveal:[1]
- Increased liver echogenicity
- Decreased brightness of portal vein radicle walls
The severity of the condition is related to these findings.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kurtz AB, Rubin CS, Cooper HS, Nisenbaum HL, Cole-Beuglet C, Medoff J; et al. (1980). "Ultrasound findings in hepatitis". Radiology. 136 (3): 717–23. doi:10.1148/radiology.136.3.7403553. PMID 7403553.