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Pathology FMGE 2019 2b894612

Chronic viral hepatitis is seen with all of the following viruses, except?

A
HBV
B
HCV
C
HDV
D
HEV
High-Yield Explanation
Chronic hepatitis is defined as symptomatic, biochemical, or serologic evidence of continuing or relapsing hepatic disease for more than 6 months. Etiology rather than the histologic pattern is the most impoant determinant of the probability of developing progressive chronic hepatitis. Chronic viral hepatitis is seen in HBV, HCV, HDV. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is a self-limited disease and does not lead to chronic hepatitis or a carrier state. HAV and HEV (in immunocompetent hosts) do not cause chronic hepatitis.

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