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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
Cirrhosis is the final stage of chronic liver disease, characterized by replacement of normal liver architecture with fibrosis (scar tissue) and regenerative nodules. | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | ||
* [[ | * [[Chronic right side heart failure]] | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
* [[ | * [[Chronic hepatitis C]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Alcoholic liver disease]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Chronic hepatitis B]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Non alcoholic steatohepatitis]] | ||
* [[ | * Drug induced liver disease | ||
* [[Autoimmune hepatitis]] | |||
* [[Primary billiary cirrhosis]] | |||
* [[Secondary billiary cirrhosis]] | |||
* [[Hemochromatosis]] | |||
* [[Wilson disease]] | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 30 November 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Twinkle Singh, M.B.B.S. [2]
Definition
Cirrhosis is the final stage of chronic liver disease, characterized by replacement of normal liver architecture with fibrosis (scar tissue) and regenerative nodules.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
- Chronic hepatitis C
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Chronic hepatitis B
- Non alcoholic steatohepatitis
- Drug induced liver disease
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Primary billiary cirrhosis
- Secondary billiary cirrhosis
- Hemochromatosis
- Wilson disease
Management
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the approach to [[disease name]].