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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

History

Symptoms

Approximately, 50% of adults who have acute HBV infections are asymptomatic. However, clinical symptoms occur more often in adults than in infants or children, who usually have an asymptomatic acute course. Co-infection with hepatitis D increases the risk of liver cirrhosis and subsequently, liver cancer.

Polyarteritis nodosa is more common in people with hepatitis B infection.

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-== History and Symptoms==
+==Overview==
-Sometimes a person with HBV infection has no symptoms at all. The older you are, the more apt you are to have symptoms. You might be infected with HBV (and be spreading the virus) and not know it.
+==History==
-Symptoms might include:
+==Symptoms==
-*yellow skin or yellowing of the whites of your eyes ([[jaundice]])
+Approximately, 50% of adults who have acute HBV infections are asymptomatic. However, clinical symptoms occur more often in adults than in infants or children, who usually have an asymptomatic acute course.<ref name="CDC">Center for Disease Control and Prevention.Hepatitis B Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 2012.http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/hepb.html</re
-*tiredness
-*loss of appetite
+Symptoms can include:
-*[[nausea and vomiting]]
-*abdominal discomfort
+*Fever
-*dark urine
+*Fatigue
-*clay-colored bowel movements
+*Nausea
-*[[joint pain]]
+*Vomiting
+*[[Loss of appetite]]
+*[[Abdominal pain]]
+*Dark urine
+*Clay-colored bowel movements
+*[[Joint pain]]
+*Yellowish discoloration of the eyes and skin
 Hepatitis B virus infection may either be acute (self-limited) or chronic (long-standing). Persons with self-limited infection clear the infection spontaneously within weeks to months.