title: Update on chronic hepatitis: changing views on nomenclature and outcome.
abstract: As old terminologies begin to fail, the author says that the world of hepatopathology is ready to reassess the classification of chronic hepatitis. This chapter reviews the current status of diagnostic features and terminologies for chronic B, C, and D hepatitis and discusses recent recommendations for future directions in nomenclature.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Downey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Govindarajan
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic