Learn about early prevention and early detection of hepatitis in children

　　Hepatitis in children, viral hepatitis, is a common and frequently-occurring disease. In my country, hepatitis B accounts for the majority of children, among which hepatitis caused by cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and coxsackie virus accounts for a certain proportion of hepatitis in children. Hepatitis in children is mainly acute hepatitis A, mostly jaundice type, often accompanied by fever, chills, and general weakness. Among the gastrointestinal symptoms, there are nausea, vomiting, upper abdominal fullness, diarrhea, etc., and more than half of the children will present with abdominal pain. Therefore, it is easy to be misdiagnosed as upper respiratory tract infection, gastroenteritis, appendicitis, intestinal ascariasis, or even acute abdomen.

　　Learn about early prevention and early detection of hepatitis in children

　　4 major danger signs of hepatitis in children

　　(1) Urine that is dark brown or light soybean oil color: This is an early warning of acute hepatitis. Although there is no hepatomegaly at this time, transaminase has increased.

　　(2) White stool: This is caused by cholestasis in the capillary bile ducts in the liver. It is one of the early symptoms of childhood hepatitis that cannot be ignored.

　　(3) Joint pain: Unexplained joint pain occurs in the absence of fever, and there is no fluid accumulation in the joint. This is often caused by hepatitis immune complexes, which are more common in hepatitis B.

　　(4) Rash: This phenomenon is related to immune complexes and is one of the symptoms of hepatitis.

　　“Five “Looks” to detect signs of hepatitis early

　　Look at the spirit. If a child was originally naughty, lively, and active, but suddenly becomes too lazy to move, is often tired, and wants to sleep, this should attract the attention of parents.

　　Look at the appetite. If the child's appetite decreases and he vomits when he sees meat or smells greasy smell, he should be especially careful.

　　The main way to look at the complexion is to observe whether the child's face is yellow, especially whether the sclera and conjunctiva are yellow, and then to see whether the surrounding skin is yellow. Once signs of jaundice are found, the child should be taken for relevant examinations in time.

　　Children who often have diarrhea, unformed stools, white stools, or dark yellow urine are early symptoms of jaundice hepatitis.

　　Check whether there is pain in the upper abdomen. If your child has hepatitis, when the liver is enlarged, he or she will have a dull pain or continuous distended pain in the right upper abdomen. The pain is particularly severe at night. When it is discovered that the child is covering his stomach, parents should inquire in detail and touch to determine the location of pain.