- Cirrhosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Cirrhosis is advanced scarring of the liver caused by many diseases and conditions, including long-term alcohol use, obesity and fatty liver, or liver infections, among others
- Symptoms Causes of Cirrhosis - NIDDK
Overview of cirrhosis symptoms, such as fatigue and severe itchy skin, and cirrhosis causes, including alcohol-associated liver disease and viral hepatitis
- Chronic Liver Disease Cirrhosis - Johns Hopkins Medicine
When you have cirrhosis, scar tissue slows the flow of blood through the liver Over time, the liver can’t work the way it should In severe cases, the liver gets so badly damaged that it stops working This is called liver failure What causes cirrhosis? The most common causes of cirrhosis are: Other less common causes of cirrhosis may include:
- Cirrhosis | UCSF Department of Surgery
Some common causes are heavy drinking, viruses, a buildup of fat in the liver, inherited diseases, toxic effects from drugs and autoimmune diseases These are more fully explored in the next section Cirrhosis has numerous causes In the United States, heavy alcohol consumption and chronic hepatitis C have been the most common causes of cirrhosis
- Liver Cirrhosis - American College of Gastroenterology
Some patients may have more than one cause for cirrhosis (such as alcohol excess and viral hepatitis) A large portion of patients (up to 20%) do not have an identifiable cause for cirrhosis This is known as cryptogenic cirrhosis What are the symptoms of liver cirrhosis?
- What causes cirrhosis? - British Liver Trust
People often think of cirrhosis as part of alcohol related liver disease This can be a cause of cirrhosis, but there are many other causes of liver disease that can also lead to cirrhosis Cirrhosis is sometimes called “advanced chronic liver disease” You might also hear it called “end stage liver disease”
- Cirrhosis of the Liver - The Merck Manuals
People who have cirrhosis are at risk of liver cancer, so ultrasonography and, if needed, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT), and blood tests are done regularly to check for cancer Cirrhosis is a common cause of death worldwide and was the 16th leading cause of death worldwide in 2019
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