Hepatitis natural history, complications and prognosis

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Classification Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Alcoholic Hepatitis Autoimmune Hepatitis
Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Complications

• Liver cancer
• Liver failure
• Permanent liver damage, called cirrhosis
• Esophageal varices that can bleed
• Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (fluid in the abdomen that becomes infected)

Prognosis

The prognosis vary from one type of hepatitis to other.