Extremely severe Disturbance of consciousness, hemorrhagic syndrome, temperature of 38 ° C and above, ascites, decrease in the size of the liver, hepatic dullness percussion (when tapping) is not determined Severe Yellowness of the skin and sclera is pronounced, muscle weakness, drowsiness, aversion to food, nausea, repeated vomiting, decrease in the size of the liver Moderate Severe icterus of the skin and sclera, weakness, lethargy, lack of appetite, nausea, vomiting, enlargement of sulfasalazine pills Mild Slight icterus of the skin and sclera, slight weakness and loss of appetite, enlargement of the liver.
pathogenesis of viral hepatitis.
Detailed pathogenesis of each type of viral hepatitis should be considered in separate articles. It is enough to understand the options for the normal functioning of the liver and the general mechanisms of its pathology.
The formation and exchange of bilirubin is normal.
Bilirubin is a product of the transformation of hemoglobin (Hb), a kind of "waste" that must be removed from the body. It is formed mainly from Hb, which is released from red blood cells (lifetime 120 days). The destruction of hemoglobin and the formation of bilirubin occurs in the cells of the phagocytic mononuclear system: