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Question
Hi doctor,
My friend just got tested for hepatitis B and it came back positive. So the doctor asked me if a positive hepatitis B test result can be cured? What should I do now? Thank you.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Nguyen Thi Nhat - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Can a positive hepatitis B test result be cured? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
The information you provided is not enough for the doctor. To decide whether a hepatitis B patient needs treatment or not, the following information is required: family history of cirrhosis or liver cancer?, status of liver enzymes, age, hepatobiliary ultrasound , the amount of hepatitis B virus.....
If your liver enzymes are normal, hepatobiliary ultrasound is normal, no one in your family has cirrhosis or liver cancer, you need to periodically monitor each Hepatitis B every 3 - 6 months.
Hepatitis B is a chronic disease. Currently, there are only drugs that inhibit the replication of the virus, but there are no drugs that can completely eliminate the virus.
If you still have questions about a positive hepatitis B test, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further testing and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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