Cirrhosis is a complication of manyliverdiseases characterized by abnormal structure and function of the liver. The diseases that lead to cirrhosis do so because they injure and kill liver cells, after which the inflammation and repair that is associated with the dying liver cells causescartissue t...
Since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined a suspected case of COVID-19 as a person who meets both clinical (which is fever AND cough; or any three or more of these symptoms: fever, cough, general weakness/fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, c...
Since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined a suspected case of COVID-19 as a person who meets both clinical (which is fever AND cough; or any three or more of these symptoms: fever, cough, general weakness/fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, c...
Cirrhosis of the liver (end-stage liver disease):Cirrhosis is a late stage of liver disease. Scarring of the liver and loss of functioning liver cells cause the liver to fail. Significant amounts of liver cells need to be damaged before the whole organ fails to function. What are the si...
Symptoms of cystic fibrosis include salty-tasting skin, greasy stools, breathing problems, poor growth, and serious lung, pancreas, and liver complications.
People with longstanding diabetes, AIDS, or cirrhosis Someone who has very large burns or severe injuries People with infections such as: pneumonia, meningitis, cellulitis, or urinary tract infection What Are Symptoms and Signs of Sepsis? If a person has sepsis, they often will have fever. Som...
For the general population, screening for liver cancer has not been shown to reduce the chances of dying from liver cancer and is not generally recommended6. People with increased risk of getting liver cancer, such as those with chronic hepatitis B infection and liver scarring (cirrhosis)...
The most common liver diseases are various types of: acute (sudden) hepatitis (inflammation), chronic (long duration) hepatitis, fatty liver disease, cirrhosis (scarring), and cancer. Cancers that affect the liver are most commonly metastatic cancers that have spread via the bloodstream to the ...
skin diseasespider naeviBackground/Aims: Although physicians have looked for cutaneous signs of liver disease for more than a century, their prognostic value has never been evaluated systematically. Methods: Therefore, cutaneous changes were prospectively recorded in all patients referred for liver biopsy...
Cirrhosis– This is when the scarring becomes end stage and is difficult to reverse, but liver function is still normal or near normal. End-stage cirrhosis– When the liver function is declining. Causes of liver disease A variety of factors can contribute to liver disease: ...