What is migratory hepatitis?

Extended hepatitis is defined as hepatitis of more than six months’ duration, with mild symptoms, signs and liver function symptoms, and without manifestations of the autoimmune system or other systems. Patients may present with mild malaise, liver pain, poor appetite, and abdominal distention, or may have no significant symptoms. The liver is often slightly enlarged, and the spleen may sometimes be enlarged, but not progressively so. There is usually no jaundice, transaminases are constantly or intermittently elevated, plasma albumin and globulin values are basically normal, and zinc sulfate turbidity is normal. Patients with migratory hepatitis may present with prolonged prothrombin time and decreased prothrombin activity. Hepatitis B virus DNA, ultrasound and CT should be performed to clarify the degree of chronic hepatitis. Treatment of migratory hepatitis is complex and should be done under the guidance of a physician. Pharmacological treatment includes liver-protective drugs such as reduced glutathione and glucuronolactone. Immunity-enhancing drugs, such as thymidine, transfer factor, specific immune ribonucleic acid, etc. Antiviral drugs, such as entecavir and tenofovir for treatment. In addition, alcohol should be limited or even abstained from alcohol in daily life. If it is hepatitis B, it is usually not transmitted through daily contact, so there is no need to fear and add psychological burden.