Scleral icterus, jaundice

Diagnosis: Scleral icterus, jaundice

The viral disease Hepatitis A is manifested here as icterus... HAV is usually spread from person to person by putting something in the mouth (even though it may look clean) that has been contaminated with the stool of a person with hepatitis A. Adults will have signs and symptoms more often than children. Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Thomas F. Sellers/Emory University

Clinical Presentation

The viral disease Hepatitis A is manifested here as icterus... HAV is usually spread from person to person by putting something in the mouth (even though it may look clean) that has been contaminated with the stool of a person with hepatitis A. Adults will have signs and symptoms more often than children. Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Thomas F. Sellers/Emory University

Clinical History

Submitted by dermRounds Dermatology Network. Originally posted August 5, 2008.

Treatment

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