I. Acute Hepatitis --;1. History of Acute Viral Hepatitis --;2. The Clinical Features of Acute Viral Hepatitis --;3. Histopathology and Ultrastructural Features of Acute Hepatitis --;4. Viral Hepatitis: Extrahepatic Manifestations --;5. The Serology of Viral Hepatitis: Making Sense out of Alphabet Soup --;6. Modern Concepts of Hepatitis A --;7. Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis B --;8. Hepatitis Delta Virus in Acute and Chronic Liver Disease --;9. Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis --;10. Uncommon Forms of Viral Hepatitis --;11. Acute Viral Hepatitis: Treatment --;12. Prognosis of Acute Viral Hepatitis: Now You Got It, Now You Don't (or Do You?) --;13. Hepatitis Prophylaxis --;14. Toxic And Drug-Induced Hepatitis --;II. Chronic Hepatitis --;15. Chronic Hepatitis: Classification --;16. History of Chronic Hepatitis --;17. Mechanisms of Chronic Hepatitis --;18. Chronic Hepatitis: Histopathology --;19. Chronic Persistent Hepatitis and Chronic Lobular Hepatitis --;III. Chronic Active Hepatitis --;20. Clinical Features of Chronic Active Hepatitis --;21. Associated Conditions in Chronic Hepatitis --;22. Chronic Active Hepatitis: Diagnostic Approach --;23. Chronic Active Hepatitis: Management --;24. Chronic Active Hepatitis: Prognosis.
It was designed to provide an authoritative but concise assessment of our changing concepts of acute and chronic hepatitis. In the evolution of our current thoughts on the pathogenesis and manage- ment of acute and chronic hepatitis, our ideas have changed several times.