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. 2024 Apr 1;196(12):E410-E414.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230490.

Acute hepatitis in an 18-year-old returning traveller

Sana Jawad  1 , Carla S Coffin  1 , Stephen D Vaughan  1 , Michelle C Lamarche  2
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Acute hepatitis in an 18-year-old returning traveller

Sana Jawad et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests:: Carla Coffin reports research support from GSK. No other competing interests were declared.

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History, physical examination, and investigations for the workup of acute hepatitis. *Typical causes of alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartate transaminase (AST) elevation greater than 1000 U/L. †Results may be abnormal in patients with acute inflammation, potentially confounding diagnosis. Note: ALP = alkaline phosphatase; AMA = antimitochondrial antibody; ANA = antinuclear antibody; ASMA = anti–smooth muscle antibody; ATP = adenosine triphosphate; CBC = complete blood count; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; hCG = human chorionic gonadotropin; GGT = γ-glutamyltransferase; HELLP = hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets; Ig = immunoglobulin; INR = international normalized ratio; NAAT = nucleic acid amplification test.
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