What are the early symptoms of hepatitis in children?

Pediatric hepatitis makes parents more worried. After all, if a child is infected with hepatitis, the harm to his healthy development will be greater. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the early symptoms. For example, if a child has fever, anorexia, or jaundice, be alert to whether it is caused by hepatitis.

1. Physical fatigue

Healthy children are usually playful and active and are quite lively. If the child suddenly becomes listless, listless, always loves to sleep, and becomes increasingly thin, childhood hepatitis should be considered.

2. Fever

The early symptoms of childhood hepatitis are often similar to those of a cold, especially in areas where hepatitis is prevalent. If a child has a low fever (body temperature below 38°C) and no respiratory symptoms, childhood hepatitis should be considered.

3. Anorexia

The child usually has a normal diet, but recently he has not been interested in eating. He even refuses to eat delicious meals and is afraid of the smell of oil, which suggests that the child may have hepatitis.

4. Jaundice

Jaundice first occurs in the child's sclera and conjunctiva (white of the eye), followed by yellowing of the skin behind the ears and all over the body. This is often icteric hepatitis in children.

5. Yellow urine

Yellow urine is one of the common early signs of hepatitis in children and should be paid special attention to. However, it is necessary to identify the child’s recent medication history (such as taking riboflavin, berberine, furazolidone, etc.) and certain foods.

6. Upper abdominal pain

The sick child has an enlarged liver, which manifests as dull pain or continuous bloating in the right upper abdomen, especially at night. Some sick children also have enlarged spleens, accompanied by obvious local tenderness, and refuse to be touched by adults.