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KNOWN AND TREATABLE TYPES OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS
Hepatitis B - ruled out if HBVsAg and HBV DNA are found to be negative
Hepatitis C - ruled out if anti-HCV and HCV RNA on reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction( RT-PCR ) are found to be negative
Hepatitis D - ruled out if HBV ruled out, otherwise tested with anti-HDV immunoglobulin M( IgM ) and HDV RNA on RT-PCR
Autoimmune - ruled out if( at least ) following
autoantibodies were found not to be present:
ANA( antinuclear
a.b. ), SMA( smooth muscle a.b. ), anti-LKM-1, soluble liver antigen
Metabolic - Hemochromatosis - iron overload( tested with serum iron, transferrin and ferritin ), Wilson's Disease - copper overload( tested with ceruloplasmin ), alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, …
Alcohol / drug - induced hepatitis
It is highly recommended that before researching chronic hepatitis
of unknown origin you get a very good understanding of above known
types, since most of the discussion, treatment and diagnosing
is going to be drown from them. Below you'll find some useful
links to other sites( in no particular order ) to start you off, and you are
encouraged to use web's search engines and medical journals on-line
to learn more on topics of your interest :
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