A 24 year old man with medical history of asthma and depression presented with right lower...
A 24 year old man with medical history of asthma and depression
presented with right lower quadrant pain, vomiting and jaundice for
3 weeks. He injects heroin 3 or 4 times per day, on most days.
Currently he is homeless and spends nights on the floors of various
friends. He occasionally sells sex to fund his drug use. In
addition to blood test, Liver biopsy is done.
Based on his history what could be the diagnosis?
Homework Answers
On basis of history , diagnosis is Hepatitis C
Person is a chronic IV drug user, which is most commonly associated with hepatitis C
He has jaundice, vomiting is common in hepatitis
Right quadrant pain also present.
Based on all these parameters he has hepatitis C
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