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MeSH Heading: Hepatitis, Chronic
Tree Number(s): C06.552.380.350; C23.550.291.500.477
Unique ID: D006521
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006521
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; chronic alcoholic hepatitis equals HEPATITIS, ALCOHOLIC
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Chronic Hepatitis; Cryptogenic Chronic Hepatitis; Hepatitis, Chronic Active; Hepatitis, Chronic Persistent; Hepatitis, Chronic, Cryptogenic
Previous Indexing: Hepatitis (1966-1982); Hepatitis B (1966-1982)
Public MeSH Note: 98; was HEPATITIS, CHRONIC ACTIVE 1983-97
History Note: 98; was HEPATITIS, CHRONIC ACTIVE 1983-97
Entry Combination: chemically induced:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic
Date Established: 1983/01/01
Date of Entry: 1982/04/27
Revision Date: 2021/03/12

Entry Combination: chemically induced:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic
Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Hepatitis, Chronic MeSH Descriptor Data 2025