"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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