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What are some diseases to the liver?
Hepatitis and cirrhosis
Disease of the liver?
Cirrhosis of the liver, of course this pertains only to alcohol disease.
What conditions cause cirrhosis?
Chronic liver infections, such as hepatitis B and particularly hepatitis C, are commonly linked to cirrhosis.
How are cirrhosis and hepatitis the same?
they both effect the liver
Can you get Cirrhosis without drinking alcohol?
Yes, cirrhosis can develop from other causes such as chronic viral hepatitis (like hepatitis B or C), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), autoimmune hepatitis, and certain genetic disorders. It is important to identify and address the underlying cause to prevent further liver damage.
What is the cause of a small liver?
Cirrhosis and nodular cirrhosis can cause a small liver. Cirrhosis can be caused by alcohol abuse, hepatitis B and C, fatty liver disease, or something else.
Is a progressive degenerative disease of the liver that is often caused by excessive alcohol use or by viral hepatitis B or C?
Cirohiss of the liver
What is alcohol cirrhosis of the liver?
Alcohol cirrhosis of the liver is scarring caused by decades of very heavy drinking.
What causes postnecrotic cirrhosis?
1. Alcohol is a very common cause of cirrhosis2. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to a wide spectrum of liver diseases that, like alcoholic liver disease, ranges from simple steatosis, to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), to cirrhosis. All stages of NAFLD have in common the accumulation of fat in liver cells. The term nonalcoholic is used because NAFLD occurs in individuals who do not consume excessive amounts of alcohol, yet.3. Chronic viral hepatitis is a condition where hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus infects the liver for years. Most patients with viral hepatitis will not develop chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.4. Autoimmune hepatitis is a liver disease caused by an abnormality of the immune system that is found more commonly in women. The abnormal immune activity in autoimmune hepatitis causes progressive inflammation and destruction of liver cells (hepatocytes), leading ultimately to cirrhosis.5. Infants can be born without bile ducts (biliary atresia) and ultimately develop cirrhosis. Other infants are born lacking vital enzymes for controlling sugars that leads to the accumulation of sugars and cirrhosis.
What is cirrhotic hepatitis?
Cirrhotic hepatitis is more commonly known as cirrhosis of the liver. This occurs usually in alcoholics, and leads to loss of liver production.
How do you get cross infection from cirrhosis of the liver?
Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver. Although it may be caused by infectious disease like hepatitis, it is not, in itself, infectious or contagious.
What disease is caused when liver cells are replaced by useless scar tissue?
Cirrhosis of the liver involves the replacement of healthy liver cells with scar tissue.
