Inflammation of the liver caused by various disease states, drug reactions, and viruses. Common systemic signs include fever, jaundice, and an enlarged liver.
Inflammation of the liver and liver disease involving degenerative or necrotic alterations of hepatocytes.
Inflammatory liver disease, characterised by jaundice, abdominal pain, and anorexia. May be due to bacterial or viral infection, alcohol abuse, or various toxins.
An inflammation of the liver. It can be caused by an infection or by a simple liver toxicity, such as a three-day binge with ouzo, metaxa, and Ripple chasers.
Inflammation of the liver due to many causes including viruses, several of which are transmissible through blood transfusions and sexual activity.
Inflammation of the liver. Can be caused by pathogens or may be the result of exposure (either chronic or acute) to a toxin.
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by different viruses, alcoholism, abuse of or side effects of medications, exposure to toxins, or an individual’s lowered immune system. Hepatitis viruses are categorized and named according to various attributes, such as hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, the first three accounting for the majority of cases and the later four being much less common. This entry focuses on the symptoms and conditions caused by hepatitis viruses A, B, and C.
Inflammation of the liver, often signaled by jaundice; it can be either acute—short and limited, though perhaps severe—or chronic, sometimes leading to cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure, and death. Acute hepatitis is often caused by one of several viruses, for some of which vaccines now exist. Type A viral hepatitis (infectious or epidemic hepatitis) is relatively mild and primarily preventable by good hygiene, being passed largely through direct contact with infected people or contaminated food and water. Young people who contract type A hepatitis generally recover fully and are thereafter immune. Type B viral hepatitis {serum hepatitis) is more serious, often becoming chronic and involving increased risk of liver cancer; sometimes the symptoms initially are not severe, and the disease is not recognized until liver damage has occurred. The type B hepatitis virus is spread by contact with infected blood, saliva, semen, and other body fluids, as through blood transfusions, shared intravenous drug or ear-piercing needles, and sex. Not everyone exposed to the virus contracts hepatitis; many people carry the type B hepatitis virus without even knowing it. Babies are at risk of catching type B hepatitis if their mothers are carriers; while mostly protected in the uterus, babies are exposed to the virus during birth and through later contact, especially breastfeeding. Many such cases of neonatal hepatitis can be prevented by administration of hepatitis B immune globulin and hepatitis B vaccine quickly after birth. Pregnant women at high risk for exposure to the virus, such as health-care workers, are advised to have screening for the type B virus. Less is known about other types of hepatitis, once called non-A, non-B hepatitis, now labeled Type C viral hepatitis. Hepatitis—acute or chronic—can also result from damage to the liver by some drugs, chemicals, or poisons, from certain genetic disorders such as Wilson’s disease, or from disorder in the body’s immune system.
Inflammation of the liver, characterized by jaundice, loss of appetite, abdominal discomfort, an enlarged and abnormally functioning liver, and dark urine. It may be caused by bacterial or viral infection, infestation with parasites, alcohol, drugs, toxins, or transfusions of incompatible blood, or as a complication of another disease (e.g., infectious mononucleosis), and may be mild and brief or prolonged and severe, even life-threatening. Five hepatitis viruses (A, B, C, D, E) have been described, though other variants are likely present.
Inflammation of the liver caused by viruses and other organisms, drugs, alcohol, poisons, or other agents. The two major types of viral hepatitis are hepatitis A, which is spread by ingestion of contaminated substances, and hepatitis B, which is transmitted by contact with contaminated blood or blood products or via sexual transmission.
Inflammation of the liver that can lead to swelling, tenderness, and permanent damage. When hepatitis harms the liver, it can no longer perform key functions at peak efficiency. Severe cases of hepatitis can lead to life-threatening liver failure. Even without symptoms, hepatitis may slowly be causing serious damage, such as scarring to the liver. Hepatitis is most commonly due to a virus, although certain drugs, poisons, or chemicals can also cause it.
Inflammation of the liver due to a virus infection or such diseases as amebic dysentery and lupus. Infectious hepatitis (epidemic hepatitis, epidemic jaundice) is transmitted by food or drink contaminated by a carrier or patient and commonly occurs where sanitation is poor. After an incubation period of 15-40 days, the patient develops fever and nausea. Yellow discoloration of the skin appears about a week later and persists for up to three weeks. The patient may be infectious throughout this period. Serious complications are unusual and an attack often confers immunity. Injection of gamma globulin provides temporary protection.
Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by exposure to an infectious agent (e.g., a hepatitis virus), a toxin (e.g., alcohol), or a drug (e.g., acetaminophen). The illness may be mild or life-threatening, chronic or acute. Chronic cases may be detected only by the discovery of elevated liver enzymes in the blood. Acute cases are marked by jaundice, hepatic enlargement, and occasional bleeding, altered mental status, and multiple organ system failure.
A bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver.
Hepatitis, an inflammatory condition affecting the liver, triggered by infectious or toxic agents. It is characterized by symptoms such as jaundice, fever, enlargement of the liver, and abdominal pain.
Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver, which leads to damage to liver cells. This condition can be either acute or chronic and may have different underlying causes.