RT Book, Section A1 Taylor, Amy E. A1 Balistreri, William F. A2 Shah, Samir S. A2 Kemper, Alex R. A2 Ratner, Adam J. SR Print(0) ID 1157322306 T1 Hepatitis T2 Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259861536 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157322306 RD 2024/03/29 AB Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, which can be caused by a variety of factors including: auto-immunity, metabolic abnormalities, or exposure to an infectious agent, drug, or toxin. Hepatitis can present as an acute process or as a chronic, progressive disease, depending on the underlying cause of illness.