as: <a href="http://home.mdconsult.com/das/patient/view/53305193-2/10041/9438.html/top?sid=433409897with">http://home.mdconsult.com/das/patient/view/53305193-2/10041/9438.html/top?sid=433409897with</a> excerpt:HepatitisIntroductionHepatitis is a disorder in which viruses or other mechanisms produce inflammation in liver cells, resulting in their injury or destruction.