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Hepatitis

hepatitis

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Diseases
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Core Information

Disease Name
Hepatitis
Standard Disease Name
hepatitis
MeSH Tree
No data
ICD-10
K75.9

Identifiers

DO ID
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MeSH ID
D006505
OMIM ID
No data
UMLS ID
C0019158
HPO ID
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Description and Extensions

Description
NCI2016_NICHD_1602D:Inflammation of the liver.|NCI2016_NCI-GLOSS_1602D:Disease of the liver causing inflammation. Symptoms include an enlarged liver, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and dark urine.|NCI2016_02D:Inflammation of the liver; usually from a viral infection, but sometimes from toxic agents.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:INFLAMMATION of the LIVER.|MEDLINEPLUS_20151021:<p>Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. </p> <p>Viruses cause most cases of hepatitis. The type of hepatitis is named for the virus that causes it; for example, <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitisa.html'>hepatitis A</a>, <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitisb.html'>hepatitis B</a> or <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitisc.html'>hepatitis C</a>. Drug or alcohol use can also cause hepatitis. In other cases, your body mistakenly attacks healthy cells in the liver.</p> <p>Some people who have hepatitis have no symptoms. Others may have</p> <ul> <li>Loss of appetite</li> <li>Nausea and vomiting</li> <li>Diarrhea</li> <li>Dark-colored urine and pale bowel movements</li> <li>Stomach pain</li> <li><a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/jaundice.html'>Jaundice</a>, yellowing of skin and eyes</li> </ul> <p>Some forms of hepatitis are mild, and others can be serious. Some can lead to scarring, called <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cirrhosis.html'>cirrhosis</a>, or to <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/livercancer.html'>liver cancer</a>.</p> <p>Sometimes hepatitis goes away by itself. If it does not, it can be treated with drugs. Sometimes hepatitis lasts a lifetime. Vaccines can help prevent some viral forms.</p>|HPO2016_07_04:Inflammation of the liver. [HPO:probinson]|CSP2006:inflammation of the liver and liver disease involving degenerative or necrotic alterations of hepatocytes.
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