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Detection of Low Copy Number Integrated Viral DNA Formed by In Vitro Hepatitis B Infection
Published on: November 7, 2018
Clinical presentation of acute viral hepatitis
1Academic Department of Medicine, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK.
Abstract:
Acute viral hepatitis may be asymptomatic, symptomatic but anicteric, or a classical icteric hepatitis; rarely it is very severe and may be fatal. Different types of illness may be caused by the various hepatitis viruses. This does not help precise diagnosis, which is based on serological tests. This paper describes hepatitis seen with the A, B, C, D and E viruses, and also some of the unusual complications which have been recognized. Serological tests allow precise diagnosis of acute hepatitis A and B, and should be used more widely, because viral hepatitis is often diagnosed when jaundice is caused by other conditions. They also allow diagnosis when viral hepatitis has an atypical presentation, and is thus not considered as the cause of the liver disease. Negative tests suggest the need for further investigation.
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