Hepatitis

What is Hepatitis ?

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epatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The word comes from a combination of two Greek words: "Hepatos-" ("liver"), and "-itis" ("inflammation"). The inflammation of the liver (hepatitis) can be caused by several factors:
- viruses - viral hepatitis is caused by several viruses that attack mainly the liver. The viruses identified until now have been named as A, B, C, D, E, and G, from which A and E are contagious.
- toxic agents - alcohol, drugs or other chemicals.
- auto-immune disorders.

Chronic Hepatitis

If inflammation and necrosis of hepatocytes persist for more than 6 months we are dealing with chronic hepatitis.
Based on histological criteria, chronic hepatitis classification is as follows:
· chronic persistent;
· chronic lobular and
· chronic active hepatitis.

A) Chronic Persistent Hepatitis and
Chronic Lobular Hepatitis
They usually follow acute hepatitis B or C. These diso...