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Inflammation of the liver, which can be caused by many things, such as alcohol overuse, excess sugar consumption, viral infections, autoimmune disorders, certain medications, or other toxic substances.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Liver diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Baby
0-2
Very common
Preteen
6-13
Very common
Teenager
14-18
Very common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

Body locations

Upper abdomen

Types of

Alcoholic hepatitis
Condition
Viral hepatitis
Condition
Infectious hepatitis
Condition
Autoimmune hepatitis
Condition

Symptoms

Constipation
Joint pains
Headache
Fever
Abdominal discomfort
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Hepatitis
Entecavir
3.7
60 reviews
Tenofovir
3.6
62 reviews
Adefovir
3.4
46 reviews
Telbivudine
3.3
58 reviews
Peginterferon alfa 2a
3.3
56 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Hepatitis

Surgery

Liver transplant
3.7
10 reviews

Other treatments

Watchful waiting
Supportive care

Tests

Creatinine
Blood urea nitrogen
Ammonia blood level
Alpha fetoprotein and AFP l3
SGPT
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Vaccinations

Hepatitis B vaccine
Hib/hepatitis B vaccine
Hepatitis B immune globulin
Hepatitis A/hepatitis B vaccine
DTP/hib/hepatitis B vaccine
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Risk factors

Personal

Recent travel
Injection drug use
Multiple sexual partners
Tattoos
Contaminated food or water
Eating raw meat

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