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ACUTE HEPATITIS (with no pre-existing liver disease) |
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infections: |
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viral: |
hepatitis A, B, C, D, E and G viruses EBV CMV yellow fever |
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bacterial: |
associated with septicaemia leptospira |
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protozoal: |
toxoplasma amoeba |
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drugs / poisons: (usually cause an idiosyncratic reaction) |
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halothane carbon tetrachloride (AST >25,000)MAOI�s ethylene glycol methotrexate ethanol and methanol glue sniffing ecstasy (MDMA) |
vinyl chloride phenothiazines phosphorus Amanita phalloides (mushroom) toxin paracetamol overdose salicylate overdose tetracycline overdose |
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anti-TB drugs: |
PAS isoniazid ethionamide |
pyrazinamide rifampicin |
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other: |
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autoimmune hepatitis acute fatty liver of pregnancy (rare) |
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