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If you had hep a and your liver is enlarged from drinking what will happen?

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Dr. TRUC DAO answered

Hep A: Hep a is usually self limiting. It very very very rarely cause damages in normally healthy people with normal immune system. If your liver is already enlarged from alcohol = late stage failure, an acute hep a can worsen the liver final stage and launch it into a downward spiral.

Answered 3/22/2012

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