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Hepatitis E is inflammation of the liver caused by infection with the hepatitis E virus (HEV); [4] [5] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [6] Hepatitis E has mainly a fecal-oral transmission route that is similar to hepatitis A , although the viruses are unrelated.
Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation due to a viral infection. [1] [2] It may present in acute form as a recent infection with relatively rapid onset, or in chronic form, typically progressing from a long-lasting asymptomatic condition up to a decompensated hepatic disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
The recovery phase is characterized by resolution of the clinical symptoms of hepatitis with persistent elevations in liver lab values and potentially a persistently enlarged liver. [17] All cases of hepatitis A and E are expected to fully resolve after 1–2 months. [17] Most hepatitis B cases are also self-limiting and will resolve in 3–4 ...
The exact treatment you receive will depend on factors including the amount of virus in your body (known as the viral load), the specific strain of hepatitis C you’re dealing with and whether ...
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of hepatitis E. [2] [3] Globally, approximately 939 million corresponding to 1 in 8 individuals have ever experienced HEV infection. About 15–110 million individuals have recent or ongoing HEV infection. [4] The virus particle was first seen in 1983, [5] but was only molecularly cloned in 1989. [6]
Common causes for acute liver failure are paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose, idiosyncratic reaction to medication (e.g. tetracycline, troglitazone), excessive alcohol consumption (severe alcoholic hepatitis), viral hepatitis (hepatitis A or B—it is extremely uncommon in hepatitis C), acute fatty liver of pregnancy, and idiopathic (without ...
The prognosis has improved for liver abscesses. The mortality rate in-hospital is about 2.5-19%. The elderly , ICU admissions, shock , cancer , fungal infections , cirrhosis , chronic kidney disease , acute respiratory failure , severe disease, or disease of biliary origin have a worse prognosis .
The diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis is best achieved with a combination of clinical, laboratory, and histological findings after excluding other etiological factors (e.g. viral, hereditary, metabolic, cholestatic, and drug-induced liver diseases).