]> 2026-07-31T09:39:47+00:00 WBR0005 0 en Tuberculosis Hepatitis Although this is highly unlikely. Hepatitis refers to liver injury characterized by presence of inflammatory cells in the liver tissue. The symptoms include: Abdominal pain or distention, breast development in males, dark urine and pale or clay-colored stools, fatigue, fever, itching, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes), loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Hepatitis typically causes a rise in liver function tests. In particular, there is often a disproportionate rise in transaminases relative to the alkaline phosphatase, but this is not universal and the pattern can be suggestive of cause. Hepatitis is usually diagnosed by serological tests, depending on the cause. Metastatic cancer This is unlikely due to the absence of classic symptoms of malignancy in this patient such as weight loss and derangement of laboratory parameters. Non Hodgkin's lymphoma The presence of Reed-Sternberg cells differentiates Hodgkin's from a non-hodgkin's lymphoma. Hodgkin's lymphoma The histology above demonstrates the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells which is pathognomonic to Hodgkin's lymphoma. Internal medicine Anonymous (Edited by Will Gibson and Alison Leibowitz) E Oncology 2020-10-27T23:02:13Z 2459150.4598727 WBR0005