Common complications of severe hepatitis

Common complications of severe hepatitis include hepatic encephalopathy, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, liver and kidney syndrome, etc.

1, hepatic encephalopathy

If severe hepatitis has not been effectively treated, due to continuous liver cell damage, can cause blood ammonia metabolism disorders, when the blood ammonia concentration increases, into the blood circulation, will affect the function of brain cells, and then cause hepatic encephalopathy. Hepatic encephalopathy belongs to a group of neuropsychiatric syndromes, manifested as increased muscle tone, lethargy, coma, flapping wing tremors, etc.

2, upper gastrointestinal bleeding severe

hepatitis patients will cause esophageal and gastric varices, if the condition is not stable, will cause esophageal and gastric varices rupture, and then cause upper gastrointestinal bleeding, manifested as a large amount of hematemesis, blood pressure drop, pulse rate, etc.

3. Hepatorenal syndrome

Severe hepatitis indicates serious condition, easy to cause liver dysfunction, unable to metabolize toxic substances in the body normally, and then increase the burden on the kidneys, which can induce hepatorenal syndrome, manifested as oliguria or anuria, azotemia, etc.