Hepatitis
Hepatitis: Introduction
Hepatitis: Any inflammation of the liver.
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See detailed information below for a list of 42
causes of Hepatitis, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Hepatitis:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Hepatitis.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Hepatitis
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Causes of Types of Hepatitis:
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types for Hepatitis
Hepatitis: Symptom Checker
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Hepatitis Treatments
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Hepatitis
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Diagnostic Guides for Hepatitis
Medical Books Excerpts
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from the following published medical books
for more detailed information about Hepatitis.
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Medical Books Excerpts
- JAUNDICE
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- JAUNDICE
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Jaundice
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Jaundice
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Hepatomegaly
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Hepatomegaly
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Jaundice
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Hepatitis
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Jaundice
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Hepatomegaly
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Jaundice
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- JAUNDICE
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Hepatitis: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Hepatitis
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Videos for Hepatitis
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Medications or substances causing Hepatitis:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Hepatitis as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
See full list of 222
medications causing Hepatitis
Drug interactions causing Hepatitis:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Hepatitis as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Rifampin and izoniazid interaction - Severe hepatitis
- Rifadin and izoniazid interaction - Severe hepatitis
- Rimactane and izoniazid interaction - Severe hepatitis
- Rifamate and izoniazid interaction - Severe hepatitis
- Rifater and izoniazid interaction - Severe hepatitis
- Warfarin and Ticlopidine interaction
- Coumarin and Ticlopidine interaction
- more interactions...»
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drug interactions causing Hepatitis
Article Excerpts about Hepatitis
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and
other factors, such as alcohol abuse, some medications, and trauma. Its
various forms affect millions of Americans. Although many cases of
hepatitis are not a serious threat to health, the disease can become
chronic (long-lasting) and can sometimes lead to liver failure and
death. (Source: excerpt from Hepatitis: NWHIC)
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and
other factors, such as alcohol abuse, some medications, and trauma. Its
various forms affect millions of Americans. Although many cases of
hepatitis are not a serious threat to health, the disease can become
chronic (long-lasting) and can sometimes lead to liver failure and
death. (Source: excerpt from Hepatitis: NWHIC)
Definitions of Hepatitis:
Hepatitis: Inflammation of the liver, due usually to viral infection but sometimes to toxic agents. [hepat- + -itis]Previously endemic throughout much of the developing world, viral hepatitis now ranks as a major public health problem in industrialized nations. The three most common types of viral hepatitis (A, B, and C) afflict millions worldwide. Acute viral hepatitis is characterized by varying degrees of fever, malaise, weakness, anorexia, nausea, and abdominal distress. Hepatocellular damage causes bilirubin retention, often with jaundice, and a rise in serum levels of certain enzymes (particularly transaminases). Hepatitis A, caused by an RNA enterovirus, is spread by the fecal-oral route, most often through ingestion of contaminated food or water. The case fatality rate is less than 1% and recovery is complete. The presence of antibody to hepatitis A virus indicates prior infection or successful immunization, noninfectivity, and immunity to future attacks. Hepatitis B, due to a small DNA virus of the Hepadnaviridae family, is transmitted through sexual contact, sharing of needles by IV drug abusers, needlestick injuries among health care workers, and from mother to fetus. This disease is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. The annual incidence of hepatitis B in the U.S. is 300,000 cases. The incubation period is 6-24 weeks. Some patients become carriers, and in some, an immune response to the virus induces a chronic phase leading to cirrhosis, hepatic failure, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsSAg) appears in the serum early in the disease; its persistence correlates with chronic infection and infectivity. Core antigen (HbcCAg) appears later and also indicates infectivity. The presence of antibodies to these antigens implies recovery and noninfectivity. Hepatitis C, caused by an RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family, was the principal form of transfusion-induced hepatitis before the early 1990s, when screening of donor blood for this virus was initiated. About two thirds of those currently infected have a history of IV drug abuse. The disease can also be transmitted by needles used for body piercing or tattooing and (less often) sexually or from mother to fetus. Early infection is usually asymptomatic. Antibodies to various components of the virus appear early but do not neutralize the virus. The disease is nonetheless self-limited in 15-20% of patients. The rest develop chronic infection, with persistence of detectable viral RNA, and about half experience slowly progressive deterioration of hepatic function. Cirrhosis occurs in 15-20% of patients with hepatitis C. Extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis C virus infection include cryoglobulinemia, glomerulonephritis, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Acute infection with hepatitis B or C has a higher mortality rate than hepatitis A. Effective vaccines are available for active immunization against hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Interferon-alfa 2b and lamivudine are sometimes effective in hepatitis B. Combination therapy with interferon-alfa 2a, interferon-alfa 2b, and ribavirin brings about clinical remission in some cases of hepatitis C. Responsiveness depends in part on the genotype of the virus. Hepatitis D is due to a defective RNA virus capable of causing disease only in those previously infected by hepatitis B virus. People infected by both hepatitis B and hepatitis D viruses are at high risk of developing fulminant hepatitis and cirrhosis. Prolonged treatment with interferon is somewhat effective. Hepatitis E, which occurs chiefly in the tropics, resembles hepatitis A in that it is transmitted by the fecal-oral route and does not become chronic or lead to a carrier state, but it has a much higher mortality rate.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Inflammation of the liver and liver disease involving degenerative or necrotic alterations of hepatocytes.
- (Source - CRISP)
Disease of the liver causing inflammation. Symptoms include an enlarged liver, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and dark urine.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
Detailed list of causes of Hepatitis
The list below shows some of the causes of Hepatitis mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 42
causes of Hepatitis
How Common are these Causes of Hepatitis?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hepatitis.
Of the 42
causes of Hepatitis that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3
causes are "very common" diseases
- 5
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 10
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 25
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 42
causes of Hepatitis
Conditions listing symptoms: Hepatitis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Hepatitis' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Alcoholic liver disease
... hepatitisAutoimmune Hepatitis
... hepatitisC
Cytomegalovirus
... hepatitisE
Enterovirus antenatal infection
... hepatitisH
Herpes, Neonatal
... hepatitisHerpes, Neonatal - Disseminated
... hepatitisL
Lyme disease
... hepatitisM
Microsporidiosis
... hepatitisP
Plant poisoning - Comfrey (Senecio, Symphytum)
... hepatitisPlant poisoning - Crotalaria
... hepatitisPlant poisoning - Heliatropium
... hepatitisQ
Q fever
... hepatitisT
Trypanosomiasis, east-African
... hepatitis
Conditions listing complications: Hepatitis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Hepatitis' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
H
Hemochromatosis
... hepatitisHeroin dependence
... hepatitisK
Kawasaki disease
... hepatitisL
Lyme disease
... hepatitisM
Marburg virus
... hepatitisMononucleosis
... HepatitisN
Narcotic addiction
... hepatitisO
Opioid addiction
... hepatitisOpium addiction
... hepatitisP
Prescribed medication addiction
... hepatitisPsittacosis
... hepatitisQ
Q fever
... hepatitisS
Sjogren's Syndrome
... hepatitisT
Typhoid fever
... hepatitisTyphus
... hepatitisU
Ulcerative colitis
... hepatitis
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Causes of Hepatitis Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Hepatitis based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Classifications of Hepatitis:
Medical Conditions associated with Hepatitis:
Liver symptoms (1408 causes), Liver problems (1397 causes)
Symptoms related to Hepatitis:
Liver symptoms (1408 causes), Yellow skin (372 causes), Jaundice (619 causes), Yellow discolouration, Hepatitis B vaccination, Antiviral drugs, Liver injury, Alcoholism, Cirrhosis
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News Archives for Hepatitis
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