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Chronic Hepatitis

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The Manual's Editorial Staff

Reviewed/Revised May 2023
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What is chronic hepatitis?

Chronic hepatitis is inflammation (swelling) of the liver that lasts for 6 months or longer. Chronic hepatitis usually develops from acute hepatitis Acute Hepatitis Acute hepatitis is inflammation (swelling) of your liver that comes on quickly and goes away quickly. Acute hepatitis sometimes becomes chronic hepatitis. Chronic hepatitis lasts a long time... read more but you may not know you had acute hepatitis.

What causes chronic hepatitis?

What are the symptoms of chronic hepatitis?

You could have symptoms such as:

How can doctors tell if I have chronic hepatitis?

Doctors will:

  • Do blood tests

  • Take a small sample of your liver to look at under a microscope (biopsy)

How do doctors treat chronic hepatitis?

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