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    Acute hepatitis

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    Etiology

    Causes of acute hepatitis

    • Viral: hepatitis A, B, C*, D (in presence of B), E, infectious mononucleosis, CMV, HSV, parvovirus B19
    • Other infections, e.g., leptospirosis, secondary syphilis, brucellosis, Q fever
    • Alcoholic hepatitis
    • Toxins (predictable): acetaminophen, Amanita mushrooms, tetracycline, valproic acid
    • Toxins (idiosyncratic): INH, NSAIDs, statins, azole antifungals, halothane, ecstasy, kava
    • Vascular: right-sided CHF, shock liver, portal vein thrombosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome
    • Metabolic: Wilson’s disease, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, Reye’s syndrome
    • Autoimmune hepatitis*
    • Lymphoma or metastatic cancer*

    * generally do not present acutely

    Causes of cholestasis (selected)

    • Extrahepatic: choledocholithiasis, pancreatic tumor, biliary stricture, primary sclerosing cholangitis (intra- and extrahepatic)
    • Intrahepatic: primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune cholangitis, infiltrative disease (e.g., TB, sarcoidosis, lymphoma, amyloidosis), drugs

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    Last updated: January 12, 2015

    Citation

    Zeiger, Roni F.. "Acute Hepatitis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114699/all/Acute_hepatitis.
    Zeiger RF. Acute hepatitis. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114699/all/Acute_hepatitis. Accessed April 25, 2019.
    Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Acute hepatitis. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114699/all/Acute_hepatitis
    Zeiger RF. Acute Hepatitis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2019 April 25]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114699/all/Acute_hepatitis.
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