A case of Hepatitis B Virus - associated Hyperbilirubinemia resolves after seven (7) years
Journal Title: The Journal of Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Hyperbilirubinemia in a 28 year old Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) – infected client resolved after Heptovit™medication (an Ayurvedic Poly-Herbal formulation). Before the first Liver Function Test (LFT), two key presumptive signs were detected; dark yellow urine, and a clear yellowish tinge on the cornea. Two (2) capsules of Heptovit™, postprandial, was prescribed in the morning and evening for the client. Initial total, direct and indirect bilirubin values of 2.7 mg/dL (0.2- 1.5 mg/dL), 0.7 mg/dL (0.1-0.2 mg/dL) and 2.0 mg/dL (0-1.3 mg/dL) resolved eventually to values within the normal ranges after 12 months of treatment. Infection has persisted in the acute phase even after seven years of diagnosis and management.
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Ato Kwamena Tetteh, Lilian Kare Asamoah
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- DOI 10.31254/jmr.2017.3402
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