Diagnosaurus
Chronic hepatitis
Etiology
- Viral: hepatitis B, C, D (in presence of B)
- Alcoholic cirrhosis
- Genetic & metabolic: hemochromatosis, Wilson’s disease, alpha-1-antiprotease deficiency
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Chronic hepatitis due to drugs, eg, nitrofurantoin, methyldopa, isoniazid (INH)
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Last updated: January 13, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Chronic Hepatitis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114701/all/Chronic_hepatitis.
Zeiger RFR. Chronic hepatitis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114701/all/Chronic_hepatitis. Accessed July 25, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Chronic hepatitis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114701/all/Chronic_hepatitis
Zeiger RFR. Chronic Hepatitis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 July 25]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114701/all/Chronic_hepatitis.
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