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In [[medicine]], '''hepatitis''' is inflammation of the liver.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''hepatitis''' is inflammation of the liver.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:04, 19 November 2011
In medicine, hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.[1]
Causes include:
- Alcoholic hepatitis
- Viral hepatitis
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Drug toxicity
- Other causes
- Hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease)
Diagnosis
Patterns in liver function tests and other blood tests can help distinguish causes.[2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Hepatitis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Friedman LS, Gee MS, Misdraji J (2010). "Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 39-2010. A 19-year-old woman with nausea, jaundice, and pruritus.". N Engl J Med 363 (26): 2548-57. DOI:10.1056/NEJMcpc1005309. PMID 21175318. Research Blogging.