Hepatitis

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In medicine, hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.^[1]

Causes include:

Alcoholic hepatitis
Viral hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis C caused by Hepatitis C virus
Autoimmune hepatitis
Drug toxicity
Other causes
- Hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease)

Diagnosis[edit]

Patterns in liver function tests and other blood tests can help distinguish causes.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ Anonymous (2025), 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.

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