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==Description==
 
==Description==
'''Chronic hepatitis''' is an inflammatory-necrotising disease of at least 6 months duration.  It is characterised by hepatocellular apoptosis or necrosis, a variable mononuclear or mixed inflammatory cell infiltrate, regeneration and fibrosis (1).  It predominantly consists of lymphocytic-plasmacytic inflammatory infiltration.   
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'''Chronic hepatitis''' is an inflammatory-necrotising disease of at least 6 months duration.  It is characterised by hepatocellular [[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood #Adaptive Immunity to Viruses|apoptosis]] or necrosis, a variable mononuclear or mixed inflammatory cell infiltrate, regeneration and fibrosis (1).  It predominantly consists of lymphocytic-plasmacytic inflammatory infiltration.   
    
A number of aetiologies include:
 
A number of aetiologies include:
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