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There are usually no complications. One in a thousand cases become fulminant hepatitis, which can be life threatening.
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Most patients with acute hepatitis, even when severe, begin feeling better in two to three weeks, and recover completely in four to eight weeks. After recovering from hepatitis A, a person no longer carries the virus and remains immune for life.
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For this reason, it is important to keep in close touch with the treating physician and to keep all followup appointments. Chronic, or relapsing, infection does not occur with hepatitis A.
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Pancreatitis is inflammation or infection of the pancreas. The pancreas, a gland located behind the stomach, releases the hormones insulin and glucagon and substances that help with digestion.For more information, see the specific type of pancreat...
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Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, an organ that is important in digestion. In pancreatitis, normal digestive enzymes act abnormally to break down the pancreas itself.The pancreas is a complex organ with many critical functions for n...
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Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, an organ that is important in digestion. Pancreatitis can be acute, beginning suddenly, usually with the patient recovering fully; or chronic, progressing slowly with permanent injury to the pancrea...
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Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, an organ that is important in digestion. Pancreatitis can be acute(beginning suddenly, usually with the patient recovering fully) or chronic(progressing slowly with continued, permanent injury to th...
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Acute(sudden) kidney failure is the sudden loss of the ability of the kidneys to remove waste and concentrate urine without losing electrolytes.Kidney failure; Renal failure; Renal failure- acute; ARF; Kidney injury- acute.There are many possible ...
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Acute kidney failure occurs when illness, infection, or injury damages the kidneys. Temporarily, the kidneys cannot adequately remove fluids and wastes from the body or maintain the proper level of certain kidney-regulated chemicals in the bloodst...
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Acute kidney failure(AKF) occurs when there is a sudden reduction in kidney function that results in nitrogenous wastes accumulating in the blood(azotemia).The kidneys are the body''s natural filtration system. They perform the critical task of pro...
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