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The article was professionally consulted with Master, Specialist Doctor II Phan Thi Minh Huong - Gastroenterologist - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.Hepatitis B is a very common infectious disease today, seriously affecting the health of patients if not treated promptly. In order to effectively treat hepatitis B, it is necessary to diagnose the stage of the disease, then choose the right hepatitis B treatment drug.
1. Is hepatitis B curable?
Most patients with clinical hepatitis B are difficult to recognize because symptoms are often silent and atypical. Therefore, after a period of infection with the hepatitis B virus, the patient may have to face the severe damage that this virus causes while developing silently in the body. The virus that causes the disease can be in the acute or chronic stage, so depending on the stage, there will be an appropriate treatment for hepatitis B.In the acute stage, most patients have very mild symptoms and do not need any treatment, the disease can completely resolve itself after a period of less than 6 months. For patients with chronic hepatitis B, it is necessary to be treated according to the goal of reversing dangerous complications such as cirrhosis, liver failure, liver cancer as well as the spread of hepatitis B virus to others.
2. Medicines to treat hepatitis B
In the acute stage of hepatitis B, although there is no need to treat with any medicine because the disease is likely to go away on its own, because the patient's body is still carrying the virus inside, to limit the spread of the virus. For those around them, the patient needs to avoid too close contact with others, eat enough to have a healthy immune system against this virus.Medicines to treat hepatitis B are:
Antiviral drugs: These are drugs that fight the hepatitis B virus, slowing the virus's ability to destroy liver cells. Interferon Alfa - 2b: This is a drug for the treatment of hepatitis B in young people who do not want to be cured for too long or for women who are pregnant. Liver transplant: If the hepatitis B disease in a patient has progressed to a very advanced stage, with severe liver cell destruction, then a liver transplant may be considered. For this method, the patient will have the damaged liver removed, and then replaced with the liver of an organ donor.
Interferon Alfa – 2b là một trong các loại thuốc điều trị viêm gan B
3. Conclusion
How to cure hepatitis B or how to cure hepatitis B are always issues of great interest to many people, especially patients with this disease. However, for the most effective treatment, it is necessary to know the stage of the disease to have the most appropriate indications.Please dial HOTLINE for more information or register for an appointment HERE. Download MyVinmec app to make appointments faster and to manage your bookings easily.
