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Viral Hepatitis

Types

Sunburn , Pemphigus , Albinism , Vitiligo , Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) , General , EB Simplex , Junctional , Dystrophic (Recessive-RDEB or Dominant- DDEB) , Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita , Bullous pemphigoid , Mucus membrane pemphigoid , Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid , Pemphigus vulgaris , Pemphigus foliaceus , General , Acute dermatitis (eczema) , Chronic dermatitis , Subacute dermatitis , Atopic Dermatitis (AD) , Stasis Dermatitis (SD) , Lichen Simplex Chronicus (LSC) , Contact Dermatitis - Irritant , Contact Dermatitis - Allergic (ACD) , Seborrheic Dermatitis , Bacterial folliculitis , Hot tub folliculitis , Verruca vulgaris , Verruca plantaris , Condylomata acuminata , Filiform warts , Verruca plana , Sclerosteosis , Van Buchem , Worth type , Acute , Chronic , Hematogenous , Contiguous , Acute bacterial , Chronic septic arthritis , Disseminated gonococcial infection (DGI) , Early (<3m after surgery) , Delayed (3-24m) , Late (>2y) , Classical , Hypermobility , Arthrochalasia , Vascular , Dermatosparaxis , Kyphoscoliosis , Duchenne MD , Becker's MD , Myotonic dystrophy type I , Acute , Chronic , Monomicrobial , Polymicrobial , Giant Melanocytic Nevus , Polyostotic Monostotic , Autosomal recessive infantile malignant (ARO) , Autosomal dominant (Albers-Schonberg) (ARO) , Camurati-Engelmann , Benign , Benign , Benign , McArdle's disease , Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency , Mitochondrial myopathy , Dermatomyositis , Polymyositis , Inclusion body myopathy , Soft tissue pain disorder , Episodic monoarticular Polyarticular Tophaceous gout , Central core disease , Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome (BCNS) , Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) , Sun tan , Ichthyosis , Psoriasis , Ectodermal Dysplasia , Keloid , Acne , Tinea versicolor , Molluscum Contagiosum , Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) (Shingles) , Scabies , Eryisipelas , Gas gangrene (myonecrosis) , Osteoporosis , Pycnodysostosis , Carbonic Anhydrase II deficiency , Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive (FOP) , Marfan Syndrome , Stickler Syndrome , Achondroplasia , Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PR)

Defining Characteristics

viral prodrome (fatigue, n/v, arth/myalgias, headache) followed by jaundice 1-2 weeks later

Risk factors

poor hygiene, overcrowding, institutions, endemic countries (Latin America, Africa, Asia), food outbreaks

Lab/Imaging

"increased ALT (liver damage)
IgM - suggests new/acute infection
IgG persists to provide total immunity"

Complications

NO risk for chronic infection or cirrhosis!!!IgG antibody vaccination to protect against HepA