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Have epstein-barr. pain on right side; swelling; elevated ast/alt. no drinking/drugs/hep/fatty liver risks. u/s normal. share possible causes?
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Liver Inflammation: With Epstein-Barr virus can come inflammation of your liver. It will usually resolve as you recover from the virus. However, it will be important for your doctor to follow you to be sure it resolves. If it does not, you will need to be worked up for other possible causes.
Answered 4/8/2015
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