Cirrhosis Symptoms WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Cirrhosis Symptoms
Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of the liver tissue by fibrous scar tissue as well as regenerative nodules (lumps that occur as a result of a process in which damaged tissue is regenerated), leading to progressive loss of liver function. Cirrhosis is most commonly caused by alcoholism and hepatitis C, but has many other possible causes. ...read more at Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Common symptoms include fatigue, weakness, nausea, loss of appetite and weight, and loss of libido.1
- Symptoms may not be present at all or may develop slowly.2
- Once cirrhosis occurs, it is not possible to heal the liver or return it to its normal function.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ eMedicineHealth: Cirrhosis Symptoms
- ↑ A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Cirrhosis: Symptoms
- ↑ A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Cirrhosis: Outlook (Prognosis)
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Cirrhosis symtpoms, Symptoms of Cirrhosis, Symtpoms of Cirrhosis, Symtpons of cirrhosis, Cirrhosis of the liver Symptoms, Signs of Cirrhosis, Cirrhosis Signs
- Last update: Nov. 21, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
