All types of hepatitis can be diagnosed as jaundice due to the presence of jaundice; therefore, various causes of hepatitis can cause jaundice.
Common etiologies include the following: hepatitis virus infection (hepatitis A, B, C, D and E viruses), other non-hepatophilic viral infections (e.g. EBV, cytomegalovirus, etc.), damage from chemical toxins (e.g. carbon tetrachloride), alcohol damage, drug damage (isoniazid, rifampicin, some herbs, etc.), autoimmune damage, effects of genetic metabolic disorders, and abnormal lipid metabolism (fatty liver).
All these causes can lead to diffuse damage to hepatocytes and subsequent hepatitis, which is clinically diagnosed as jaundice if accompanied by manifestations of jaundice.