General acute clinical hepatitis after the course more than six months and continued existence of liver inflammation, called chronic hepatitis. Chronic hepatitis is more than changing from acute viral hepatitis, autoimmune disorder of the body, long-term use of drugs damage the liver and the body of drug allergies, alcohol and the lack of certain enzymes, such as metabolic disorders can lead to the occurrence of this disease.
Different acute hepatitis virus infection into the possibility of chronic hepatitis is obviously different. A and hepatitis E virus infection during the acute stage after the self-limited disease, the prognosis is good, does not carry the virus continued to state, not into chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, acute hepatitis B about 15 percent of chronic hepatitis change About 20 per cent of the development of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma occurred about 0.6 percent; hepatitis C has evolved into more chronic hepatitis, it was reported in the literature, hepatitis C about 36% (26% ~ 55%) of chronic change.
Caused by the hepatitis B virus in chronic hepatitis B, in the etiology of chronic hepatitis induced by 80 per cent to 90 per cent, therefore, chronic hepatitis B virus infection is the most common causes of hepatitis.
Different acute hepatitis virus infection into the possibility of chronic hepatitis is obviously different. A and hepatitis E virus infection during the acute stage after the self-limited disease, the prognosis is good, does not carry the virus continued to state, not into chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, acute hepatitis B about 15 percent of chronic hepatitis change About 20 per cent of the development of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma occurred about 0.6 percent; hepatitis C has evolved into more chronic hepatitis, it was reported in the literature, hepatitis C about 36% (26% ~ 55%) of chronic change.
Caused by the hepatitis B virus in chronic hepatitis B, in the etiology of chronic hepatitis induced by 80 per cent to 90 per cent, therefore, chronic hepatitis B virus infection is the most common causes of hepatitis.
