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How is acute viral hepatitis different from acute alcoholic hepatitis?

April 26, 2017acute alcoholic different hepatitis viral

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How is acute viral hepatitis different from acute alcoholic hepatitis?

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Acute viral hepatitis is easily diagnosed by the presence of specific IgM-class viral antibodies and symptoms. If a patient has acute alcoholic hepatitis, fatty change in the liver may exist along with the presence of Mallory bodies without the existence of viral specific IgM antibodies.