Hepatitis natural history, complications and prognosis

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Classification

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Differential Diagnosis

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Overview

Natural History

Clinically, the course of acute hepatitis varies widely from mild symptoms requiring no treatment to fulminant hepatic failure needing liver transplantation. Acute viral hepatitis is more likely to be asymptomatic in younger people. Symptomatic individuals may present after convalescent stage of 7 to 10 days, with the total illness lasting 2 to 6 weeks.[1]

Complications

Prognosis

The prognosis varies from one type of hepatitis to another.

References

  1. V.G. Bain and M. Ma, Acute Viral Hepatitis, Chapter 14, First principle of gastroenterology (an online text book)

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