Separate unit for HCV and HBSAg positive patients

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Hepatitis B virus (HBSAg) Treatment in Ludhiana, Punjab

Overview

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a bacterial virus, which induces inflammation of the liver which can lead to serious damage to the liver. The HCV is propagated through infected tissue or blood. Hepatitis C virus treatment until recently included frequent injections and oral medications, which many affected patients were unable to get because of certain complications with their health.

Signs or symptoms

Hepatitis C virus is classified as persistent hepatitis C with long-term illness. Chronic hepatitis C is normally “silent” before the virus enough affects the liver to induce the signs of liver failure, as well as the symptoms.Signs and symptoms include:

• Spiderlike blood vessels on your skin (spider angiomas)
• Bleeding and Bruising easily
• Yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes (jaundice)
• Dark-colored urine
• Confusion, drowsiness and slurred speech (hepatic encephalopathy)
• Itchy skin
• Swelling in your legs
• Weight loss
• Fatigue and Poor appetite
• Fluid buildup in your abdomen (ascites)

Diagnosis of HCV at Aastha kidney hospital

Screening for hepatitis C

It is performed in certain situations such as-:

• If you have inhaled illicit drugs.
• If your liver is working abnormally.
• People who are suffering from hemophilia
• People with HIV infection

Tests for liver damage

• Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE)
• Transient elastography
• Liver biopsy
• Blood tests

Treatment at Aastha hospital.

Antiviral medications

Hepatitis C Virus is managed with antivirals to kill the body’s virus. The purpose of therapy is not to detect any hepatitis C virus inside your body for 12 weeks after the treatment has been completed. As a consequence, patients see improved outcomes, less adverse effects, and faster therapies often within 8 weeks.

Liver transplantation

When the hepatitis C recurrent infection has produced severe problems, liver transplantation could be an alternative. The surgeon extracts the infected liver and replaces it with a new liver after a hepatitis transplant. Although a limited percentage come from living donors who contribute half of their liver, the most transplanted liver are deceased donors.

Vaccinations

While there’s no hepatitis C vaccination, the doctor would possibly prescribe hepatitis A and B virus vaccinations. There are distinct viruses that can destroy the liver and render chronic hepatitis C more complicated.