liver and gallbladder disorders
Hepatitis D
Diagnosis of Hepatitis D
Blood tests Doctors may suspect hepatitis D when Hepatitis B, Acute is unusually severe (coinfection). Hepatitis B, Chronic suddenly becomes much worse (superinfection) in people who are chronically infected with hepatitis B. Chronic hepatitis B progresses more rapidly than it typically does. If hepatitis D is suspected, a blood test to detect antibodies produced by the person's immune system in response to the hepatitis virus D is done to confirm the diagnosis. 