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Autoimmune hepatitis is a non-communicable disease that usually occurs at any age in both men and women, although it occurs most often in women between the ages of 10 and 30, it can also occur after middle age.
1. Is autoimmune hepatitis contagious?
Autoimmune hepatitis is inflammation of the liver that occurs when the body's immune system fights off liver cells. The exact cause of autoimmune hepatitis is unknown, but it is possible that genetic and environmental factors influence the body to trigger the disease. Untreated autoimmune hepatitis can lead to cirrhosis and eventually liver failure.
Autoimmune hepatitis if left untreated can cause permanent scarring of liver tissue (cirrhosis) and complications of cirrhosis including: esophageal varices, ascites, liver failure, liver cancer .
So is autoimmune hepatitis contagious? Accordingly, the disease is not transmitted from one person to another, but there is currently no specific treatment.
Bệnh lý viêm gan tự miễn nếu không được điều trị có thể gây ung thư gan
2. Clinical features of autoimmune hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis occurs at any age in both men and women, although it occurs most often in women between the ages of 10 and 30, it can also occur after middle age. Clinical features include:
About 30% cause acute hepatitis resembling viral hepatitis, the rest have a vague onset, unknown until liver damage is advanced. Abdominal pain, often related to liver enzymes, occurs in 10-40% and in about 20% with fever. Patients with enlarged liver and spleen accounted for 50%. Approximately 30-80% of patients develop cirrhosis in the early stages of the disease. 10-20% of cirrhosis, ascites and, rarely, hepatic encephalopathy. The rest had esophageal varices. Patients with clinical manifestations of jaundice, anorexia, fatigue and amenorrhea (female) are very common. Other autoimmune diseases such as: Rheumatoid arthritis, rosacea, allergic vasculitis, ulcerative colitis, primary sclerosing cholecystitis, renal tubular disease, alveolar fibrosis, peripheral neuropathy, inflammation Autoimmune hepatitis is a dangerous disease, so everyone needs regular liver cancer screening every 6 months to detect the disease early and treat (if any), even when there are no symptoms. .
Khám sức khoẻ gan mật định kỳ 6 tháng/lần giúp người bệnh sớm phát hiện và điều trị kịp thời
Currently, Vinmec International General Hospital has Hepatobiliary Screening packages, which help detect Hepatitis Virus at an early stage even when there are no symptoms. In addition, the comprehensive hepatobiliary screening package helps customers:
Assess the liver's ability to work through liver enzyme tests; Evaluation of bile function; vascular nutrition; Early screening for liver cancer; Perform tests such as Total blood cell analysis, blood clotting ability, screening for hepatitis B, C Assessment of hepatobiliary status through ultrasound images and diseases that are at risk of affecting liver disease / liver disease. more severe liver disease In-depth analysis of parameters to evaluate hepatobiliary function through laboratory, subclinical; the risk of affecting the liver and early screening for hepatobiliary cancer
To register for examination and treatment of hepatobiliary diseases at Vinmec International General Hospital, you can contact Vinmec Health System nationwide, or register online HERE.
