Pediatric Hepatitis A Differential Diagnoses
- Author: Nicholas John Bennett, MB, BCh, PhD; Chief Editor: Russell W Steele, MD more...
Diagnostic Considerations
Go to Hepatitis A, Pediatric Hepatitis B, Pediatric Hepatitis C, and Viral Hepatitis for complete information on these topics.
Other problems to be considered include the following:
- Drug-induced hepatotoxicity
- Hepatitis E
Differential Diagnoses
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