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==Natural History==
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The prognosis vary from one type of hepatitis to other.
The prognosis varies from one type of hepatitis to another.


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Revision as of 13:52, 13 March 2013

Hepatitis Main Page

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Patient Information

Overview

Classification

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

Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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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