Viral Hepatitis: Acute Hepatitis

Description

This book presents up-to-date, practically oriented information on major topics in acute hepatitis. The coverage encompasses epidemiology; diagnosis, including molecular methods; treatment and challenges; and the management of co-infections. The book opens by examining the local and global epidemiology of acute hepatitis. Detailed attention is then paid to each of acute hepatitis A, acute hepatitis B, acute hepatitis C, hepatitis D co-infection, and hepatitis E. Acute Hepatitis will be of high value for general practitioners and specialists in gastroenterology, infectious diseases, and internal medicine. It will be international in scope in terms of both authorship and appeal. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Global Epidemiology of Acute Viral Hepatitis A–E (Hubert E. Blum)....Pages 1-16 Acute Hepatitis A (Erica Patricia Turse, Brett Rossow, Veysel Tahan)....Pages 17-24 Acute Hepatitis B (Aliye Bastug, Hurrem Bodur)....Pages 25-44 Acute Hepatitis C (Joop E. Arends, Maria Cristina Leoni, Dominique Salmon)....Pages 45-65 Acute HBV/HDV Infection (Cihan Yurdaydin)....Pages 67-75 A Review of Acute Viral Hepatitides Including Hepatitis E (Mohammad Sultan Khuroo)....Pages 77-107