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Toxic hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver caused by the ingestion or absorption of toxins or drugs into the body. Included in the great number of agents known to be able to cause this type of hepatitis are common drugs and chemicals (e.g., halothane, isoniazid, anabolic steroids, carbon tetrachloride, trichlorethylene) used in either the treatment of disease or…
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Ischemic hepatitis
Acute, severe liver injury that results from an episode of hypotension, typically in someone with underlying heart or lung disease. This type of hepatitis may result in bleeding, encephalopathy, coma, or death.
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Hepatitis D
A form of hepatitis caused by the hepatitis delta virus (HDV). It is considered a “defective” virus because it can produce infection only when hepatitis B virus (HBV) is present and therefore can be prevented through hepatitis B vaccination. It is rare in the U.S. In healthy people, coinfection with HDV and HBV usually causes…
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Hepatitis C core antigen
A protein released by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) into the bloodstream of infected patients. Because hepatitis C core antigen is detectable in the blood before HCV antibodies are produced, it can be used as a marker of early infection (e.g., in donated blood or plasma). It can also measure the response of HCV infection…
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Chronic hepatitis
Hepatic inflammatory and necrotic changes that continue for more than 6 months. The most common causes are hepatitis B, C, and D viruses. Chronic liver inflammation may also result from abuse of alcohol or other drugs, exposure to toxic chemicals, fatty infiltration of the liver, or autoimmune processes. Patients may be asymptomatic or present with…
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Hepatitis B virus vaccine
A recombinant vaccine used to vaccinate children and people at high risk for coming in contact with either hepatitis B carriers or blood or fluids from such people. It contains noninfectious hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), which stimulates the production of antibodies and provides active immunity. Included in the high-risk group are health care workers,…
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Hepatitis B immune globulin
A sterilized solution of antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigen obtained from plasma of human donors who have high titers of antibodies. It provides passive immunity against infection for those who have not been vaccinated and are exposed to HBV.
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Autoimmune hepatitis
Persistent hepatic inflammation and necrosis, in the setting of hypergammaglobulinemia and autoantibodies, and in the absence of other common causes of liver injury.
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Amebic hepatitis
The syndrome of a tender, enlarged liver; pain over the liver; fever; and leukocytosis in a patient with amebic colitis. This name is a misnomer because the liver changes are not due to an infestation of that organ with amebae but are a part of the nonspecific reaction to the infection in the intestinal tract.…
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Acute anicteric hepatitis
Hepatitis marked by slight fever, gastrointestinal upset, and anorexia but without jaundice.
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