Overview

The literature of medicine continues to expand at a remarkable pace. The number of papers and monographs published has increased dramatically in the past five years. Nowhere has this increase been as dramatic as in the field of acute and chronic hepatitis. Why then should there be still another book? Despite the sheer volume of words published, it is still difficult to find in anyone volume a compilation of all of the most significant work. Most mono­ graphs have considered either chronic or acute hepatitis, not both. Few works have addressed both the clinician and the basic scientist. This book addresses both of these audiences and considers both of these diseases. It was designed to provide an authoritative but concise assessment of our changing concepts of acute and chronic hepatitis. It covers what is currently known and, based on the most convincing research, believed about these diseases. To fulfill this ambitious goal, only authors with international reputations in their fields of expertise were invited to contribute. In the evolution of our current thoughts on the pathogenesis and manage­ ment of acute and chronic hepatitis, our ideas have changed several times. This book presents the facts as they are known today and, in areas where all the facts are not established, presents the well-founded opinions of those considered to be authorities. The authors present established and usually confirmed data and do not deal extensively with areas of speculation or unconfirmed material.

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Author:   G. Gitnick
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.527kg
ISBN:  

9781461595212

ISBN 10:   1461595215
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   07 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

I. Acute Hepatitis.- 1. History of Acute Viral Hepatitis.- 2. The Clinical Features of Acute Viral Hepatitis.- 3. Histopathology and Ultrastructural Features of Acute Hepatitis.- 4. Viral Hepatitis: Extrahepatic Manifestations.- 5. The Serology of Viral Hepatitis: Making Sense out of Alphabet Soup.- 6. Modern Concepts of Hepatitis A.- 7. Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis B.- 8. Hepatitis Delta Virus in Acute and Chronic Liver Disease.- 9. Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis.- 10. Uncommon Forms of Viral Hepatitis.- 11. Acute Viral Hepatitis: Treatment.- 12. Prognosis of Acute Viral Hepatitis: Now You Got It, Now You Don’t (or Do You?).- 13. Hepatitis Prophylaxis.- 14. Toxic And Drug-Induced Hepatitis.- II. Chronic Hepatitis.- 15. Chronic Hepatitis: Classification.- 16. History of Chronic Hepatitis.- 17. Mechanisms of Chronic Hepatitis.- 18. Chronic Hepatitis: Histopathology.- 19. Chronic Persistent Hepatitis and Chronic Lobular Hepatitis.- III. Chronic Active Hepatitis.- 20. Clinical Features of Chronic Active Hepatitis.- 21. Associated Conditions in Chronic Hepatitis.- 22. Chronic Active Hepatitis: Diagnostic Approach.- 23. Chronic Active Hepatitis: Management.- 24. Chronic Active Hepatitis: Prognosis.

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