Prognosis of Hepatitis A
By: Dr Poonam Sachdev, Expert Content
Infection with hepatitis A virus causes acute liver infection. Read to know more on prognosis of Hepatitis A infection.
- In most cases symptoms of Hepatitis A infection are usually mild and resolve without treatment.
- Complications such as relapsing hepatitis, liver failure occur rarely. In relapsing hepatitis, the symptoms tend to improve, but then return again.
- Mortality from hepatitis A is very rare.
- Infection with hepatitis A is more common in the elderly, young children, and people with advanced chronic liver diseases such as from hepatitis C infection.
- Outcome of Hepatitis A (HAV) infection tends to be poorer in elderly, young children, and people with advanced chronic liver diseases.
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