Liver Disorders
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Liver Diseases
Hapatitis B
Hepatitis B is an acute or chronic viral liver disease caused by HBV. Chronic infection may remain inactive or progress to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis A is an acute viral liver infection caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV), usually transmitted by the fecal–oral route through contaminated food, water, or close contact.
• It is usually self-limited and does not cause chronic hepatitis.
• Clinical expression ranges from silent/subclinical infection to acute icteric hepatitis; prolonged cholestatic or relapsing forms may occur in a minority of patients.
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• It is usually self-limited and does not cause chronic hepatitis.
• Clinical expression ranges from silent/subclinical infection to acute icteric hepatitis; prolonged cholestatic or relapsing forms may occur in a minority of patients.