Hepatitis D history and symptoms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [2]
History and Symptoms
When hepatitis D infection occurs concurrently with hepatitis B infection, the incubation period of between 6 weeks and 6 months is the same for both. When viral hepatitis D infection occurs as a superinfection in someone already infected with hepatitis B, who remains HBsAg positive, the incubation period is thought to be between 2 and 10 weeks, on the basis of experimental infections in chimpanzees. Hepatitis D is most contagious just before the onset of symptoms but may remain infectious indefinitely in the HBsAg-positive person.[1] Symptoms of hepatitis D are similar to those of hepatitis B. The onset of symptoms is usually abrupt, and jaundice usually develops after the symptoms have disappeared.
Symptoms
- Jaundice
- Fatigue
- Abdominal Pain
- Loss Of Appetite
- Nausea, Vomiting
- Joint Pain
- Dark (tea colored) urine [3]
References
- ↑ Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1993. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 6.) Chapter 15 - Viral Hepatitis D.