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==Natural History, Complications, Prognosis== | ==Natural History, Complications, Prognosis== | ||
'''Complications''' | |||
*'''[[Portal Hypertension]]''' | |||
**[[Ascites]] | |||
**[[Hypersplenism]] (with or without splenomegaly) | |||
**Lower [[oesophageal varices]] and rectal varices | |||
*'''Synthetic Dysfunction''' | |||
**[[Hypoalbuminaemia]] | |||
**[[Coagulopathy]] | |||
*'''[[Hepatopulmonary Syndrome]]''' | |||
*'''[[Hepatorenal Syndrome]]''' | |||
*'''[[Encephalopathy]]''' | |||
*'''[[[Hepatocellular Carcinoma]]''' (also called [[hepatoma]]) | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== |
Revision as of 19:18, 26 July 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Chronic liver disease is a liver disease of slow process and persisting over a long period of time, resulting in a progressive destruction of the liver.
Causes
It can refer to:
- Cirrhosis
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis B
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Liver failure
- Portal hypertension
- Hemochromatosis
- Wilson's disease
- Gaucher disease
- Liver cancer
- Hepatoma
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Zellweger syndrome
Risk Factors
- Health care professionals who are exposed to body fluids and infected blood
- Individuals who get multiple tattoos and body piercing
- Certain prescription medications
- Excessive alcohol use
- Having high levels of fat in the blood
- Sharing infected needle and syringes
- Having unprotected sex and multiple sex partners
- Working with toxic chemicals without wearing safety clothes
Natural History, Complications, Prognosis
Complications
- Hypersplenism (with or without splenomegaly)
- Lower oesophageal varices and rectal varices
- Synthetic Dysfunction
- [[[Hepatocellular Carcinoma]] (also called hepatoma)