Acute hepatitis B is symptomatic in only 35% of cases!
The following symptoms and complaints may indicate hepatitis B:
Symptoms of the so-called prodromal stage (phase in the course of a disease in which uncharacteristic signs or even early symptoms occur).
- General feeling of illness
- Anorexia (loss of appetite)
- Nausea (nausea)/vomiting
- Arthralgia (joint pain)
- Fever (slightly elevated temperature)
Symptoms of the icteric phase (circa one week after the onset of the first symptoms).
The icteric phase usually lasts a few weeks.
Extrahepatic (“outside the liver“) manifestations of acute hepatitis B.
- Arthralgia (joint pain)
- Exanthema – acute occurrence of extensive, similar skin lesions.
Other indications
