肝炎

Also known as hepatitides, acute and subacute liver necrosis, acute and subacute necrosis of liver, acute hepatitis, animal hepatitis, acute and subacute liver necrosis NOS, acute/subac. necrosis of liver, liveritis

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Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue that can range from causing no symptoms at all to causing jaundice, poor appetite, vomiting, tiredness, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. It matters because acute hepatitis can sometimes progress to chronic hepatitis or serious complications like liver failure, and chronic hepatitis can eventually lead to cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer.

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Medical condition (new).name: Hepatitis
Medical condition (new).image: Alcoholic_hepatitis.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: Alcoholic hepatitis as seen with a microscope, showing fatty changes (white circles), remnants of dead liver cells, and Mallory bodies (twisted-rope shaped inclusions within some liver cells). (H&E stain)
Medical condition (new).field: Infectious disease, gastroenterology, hepatology
Medical condition (new).symptoms: Yellowish skin, poor appetite, abdominal pain
Medical condition (new).complications: Scarring of the liver, liver failure, liver cancer
Medical condition (new).duration: Short term or long term
Medical condition (new).causes: Viral infections (Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E), alcohol, drugs/toxins, autoimmune diseases, metabolic disorders
Medical condition (new).prevention: Vaccination (for viral hepatitis), avoiding excessive alcohol
Medical condition (new).treatment: Medication, liver transplant