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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>


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* [[Alcoholic hepatitis]]
* [[Alcoholic hepatitis]]
* [[Viral hepatitis]]
* [[Viral hepatitis]]
** [[Hepatitis A]]
** [[Hepatitis B virus]]
** [[Hepatitis C]] caused by [[Hepatitis C virus]]
* [[Autoimmune hepatitis]]
* [[Autoimmune hepatitis]]
* [[Drug toxicity]]
* [[Drug toxicity]]
* Other causes
* Other causes
** [[Hepatolenticular degeneration]] (Wilson's disease)
==Diagnosis==
Patterns in [[liver function test]]s and other blood tests can help distinguish causes.<ref name="pmid21175318">{{cite journal| author=Friedman LS, Gee MS, Misdraji J| title=Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 39-2010. A 19-year-old woman with nausea, jaundice, and pruritus. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2010 | volume= 363 | issue= 26 | pages= 2548-57 | pmid=21175318 | doi=10.1056/NEJMcpc1005309 | pmc= | url= }} </ref>


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

Causes include:

Diagnosis

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

References

  1. Anonymous (2024), Hepatitis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. 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.