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Table 44-2

Hepatocellular Conditions That May Produce Jaundice

Viral hepatitis
 Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E
 Epstein-Barr virus
 Cytomegalovirus
 Herpes simplex virus
Alcoholic hepatitis
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
Drug toxicity
 Predictable, dose-dependent (e.g., acetaminophen)
 Unpredictable, idiosyncratic (e.g., isoniazid)
Environmental toxins
 Vinyl chloride
 Jamaica bush tea-pyrrolizidine alkaloids
 Kava Kava
 Wild mushrooms-Amanita phalloides, A. verna
Wilson's disease
Autoimmune hepatitis