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Hepatitis Complications

Hepatitis A rarely causes serious complications.

Complications of hepatitis B and C include:

Bleeding
Chronic hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Encephalopathy:

Liver disease that causes confusion and excessive sleepiness

Liver cancer
Liver failure
Malnutrition

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Related Conditions

Alcoholic hepatitis
Chronic persistent hepatitis
Right upper abdominal pain
Viral hepatitis

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Abdominal pain
Fatigue
Jaundice
Nausea
Vomiting

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Last Updated: May 16, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Hepatitis References:

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