Background A 54-year-old woman presented with a 3-week history of fatigue and with jaundice that began 2 days before admission. She had been undergoing treatment with flavoxate for urinary ...

Recognizing early liver disease signs is crucial as many conditions develop silently. Persistent fatigue, jaundice, abdominal swelling, confusion, fre ...

The patient was a previously healthy 44-year-old Mexican American woman whose chief complaint was jaundice and right upper quadrant pain. For about 1 year, she had the sensation of dry mouth; there ...

(CNN) — Bloody diarrhea, jaundice, acute hepatitis and respiratory infections. These are just some of the diseases spreading in the Gaza Strip, where the World Health Organization (WHO) says the ...

Background and Aims: Biliary disease is one of the most common causes of acute pancreatitis in adults; however, this cause and outcome in children have rarely been described in the literature.

Background A 45-year-old white female was admitted to hospital with a 1-week history of right upper quadrant abdominal pain, progressive tiredness and jaundice. Physical examination confirmed jaundice ...

In this Healio video exclusive, Elizabeth Fagan, MD, an independent hepatologist and consultant in Texas, discusses global concerns about cases of acute, severe hepatitis in children and what ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 14 September 2012 UNHCR is working ...

Acute cholangitis, also known as ascending cholangitis, is a serious disorder of the biliary system, which can be life-threatening, if left untreated. The most frequent reason of obstruction of the ...

At least 169 cases of acute hepatitis among children aged 1 month to 16 years old have been identified in 12 countries, the World Health Organization reported April 23. Seventeen children required ...

JUBA, South Sudan, September 14 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency is working with the government, the World Health Organization and other partners to control an outbreak of Hepatitis E that has killed ...