"Hepatitis, Chronic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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INFLAMMATION of the LIVER with ongoing hepatocellular injury for 6 months or more, characterized by NECROSIS of HEPATOCYTES and inflammatory cell (LEUKOCYTES) infiltration. Chronic hepatitis can be caused by viruses, medications, autoimmune diseases, and other unknown factors.
| Descriptor ID |
D006521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.380.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Cryptogenic Chronic Hepatitis- Cryptogenic Chronic Hepatitis
- Chronic Hepatitis, Cryptogenic
- Hepatitis, Cryptogenic Chronic
- Hepatitis, Chronic, Cryptogenic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis, Chronic" by people in Profiles.
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Consensus Guidelines: Best Practices for Detection, Assessment and Management of Suspected Acute Drug-Induced Liver Injury During Clinical Trials in Adults with Chronic Viral Hepatitis and Adults with Cirrhosis Secondary to Hepatitis B, C and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Drug Saf. 2021 02; 44(2):133-165.
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"Where are the gnomes of yesteryear?". Hepatology. 2002 Jun; 35(6):1554-7.
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A new class of defective hepatitis B virus genomes with an internal poly(dA) sequence. Virology. 1997 Dec 22; 239(2):402-12.
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Preclinical evaluation of AMPLICOR hepatitis C virus test for detection of hepatitis C virus RNA. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Jul; 33(7):1775-8.