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== Differentiating Hepatitis A from other Diseases ==
== Differentiating Hepatitis A from other Diseases ==
Hepatitis A cannot be differentiated from other types of [[viral hepatitis]] on the basis of clinical or [[epidemiologic]] features alone. <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>
The table below summarizes the findings that differentiate Hepatitis A from other conditions that cause ____symptom and _____ signs:
 
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Hepatitis A must be differentiated from other diseases that cause fever, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, hepatomegaly, icteric sclera, elevated ALT, AST, and PCR such as other viral hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis and autoimmune hepatitis.

Differentiating Hepatitis A from other Diseases

The table below summarizes the findings that differentiate Hepatitis A from other conditions that cause ____symptom and _____ signs:

Disease Findings
Viral Hepatitis B
Viral Hepatitis C
Viral Hepatitis D
Viral Hepatitis E
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

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