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Title: ACUTE HEPATITIS?
Post by: Viza on February 07, 2009, 07:06:36 PM

these are 4 common causes of hepatitis
1-Viral (hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, EBV, CMV)
2-Alcohol
3-Toxins (CCL4)
4-Drugs (Acetaminophen, Isoniazid, Halothane)

So which one cause of acute hepatitis?

Title: Re: ACUTE HEPATITIS?
Post by: Dr.Tulip on February 07, 2009, 07:34:54 PM

Acute hepatitis has a number of possible causes:


*Infectious viral hepatitis such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D and hepatitis E.


*Other viral diseases such as: mononucleosis and cytomegalovirus.


*Severe bacterial infections.


*Amoebic infections.


*Medicines, eg paracetamol poisoning and halothane (an anaesthetic).


*Toxins: alcohol and fungal toxins, eg toadstool poisoning.