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The following findings may be identified in patients with hepatitis D:<ref name=WHO1>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis D | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/HepatitisD_whocdscsrncs2001_1.pdf }}</ref> | The following findings may be identified in patients with hepatitis D:<ref name=WHO1>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis D | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/HepatitisD_whocdscsrncs2001_1.pdf }}</ref><ref name="pmid1544561">{{cite journal| author=Ferral H, Male R, Cardiel M, Munoz L, Quiroz y Ferrari F| title=Cirrhosis: diagnosis by liver surface analysis with high-frequency ultrasound. | journal=Gastrointest Radiol | year= 1992 | volume= 17 | issue= 1 | pages= 74-8 | pmid=1544561 | doi=10.1007/BF01888512 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1544561 }} </ref> | ||
*Coarse [[echogenicity]] | *Coarse [[echogenicity]] | ||
*Segmental [[hypertrophy]] with nodular appearance of the [[liver]] | *Segmental [[hypertrophy]] with nodular appearance of the [[liver]] | ||
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Hepatitis D ultrasound On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Hepatitis D ultrasound |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Hepatitis D ultrasound |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [2]; João André Alves Silva, M.D. [3] Jolanta Marszalek, M.D. [4]
Overview
The ultrasound may be used as a screening tool in patients with chronic hepatitis D, for the early detection of hepatic cirrhosis. Attending to the concomitant existence of HDV and HBV, HBsAg carriers with cirrhosis should be echographically evaluated every 6 months.[1]
Ultrasound
The following findings may be identified in patients with hepatitis D:[1][2]
- Coarse echogenicity
- Segmental hypertrophy with nodular appearance of the liver
- Portal hypertension:
HBsAg carriers should have regular serial serum alpha-fetoprotein determinations. Ultrasound examinations should be performed in patients above 40 years of age (with 6 month intervals). These tests should be repeated regularly in all HBsAg carriers with cirrhosis.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hepatitis D" (PDF).
- ↑ Ferral H, Male R, Cardiel M, Munoz L, Quiroz y Ferrari F (1992). "Cirrhosis: diagnosis by liver surface analysis with high-frequency ultrasound". Gastrointest Radiol. 17 (1): 74–8. doi:10.1007/BF01888512. PMID 1544561.