My wife is having constant fever body ache severe head ache. Even her stomach seems to be very tight from 2 days. We got the blood test done. But results showed negative for typhoid malaria and jaundice. Is there a chance for her to suffer from a special type of jaundice where eyes don't get yellow. In our area jaundice is spreading very rapidly. Pls suggest.
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Thank you for the query. Fever, body ache and headache are all suggestive of a probable viral infection (the prodromal phase of viral hepatitis may present in this way). Viral hepatitis generally begins with symptoms of fever and malaise, once the fever subsides, jaundice is manifested. Sometimes, it may not be clinically possible to detect jaundice, specially when bilirubin < 3 mg%. The tightness of her abdomen may be manifested, if she is having constipation though some other causes may be responsible. Since, there is a probable viral hepatitis (jaundice in simple words), outbreak in you area please get the following tests done (if not done already) - liver function test, anti hav igm and anti hev igm. You can get a dengue igm done also. An abdominal ultrasonography may be done, since she is complaining of abdominal symptoms. I would suggest you to visit your physician for a thorough clinical examination.
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