Cirrhosis of the Liver

About- Cirrhosis or Cirrhosis of the liver or hepatic cirrhosis is the chronic liver damage from a variety of causes leading to scarring and liver failure

Symptoms-
 Anorexia
Ascites
Bleeding and bruising easily
Confusion
Dark coloured stool
Drowsiness
Edema
Fatigue
Gynecomastia
Itchy skin
Jaundice
Lose of libido  
Loss of appetite
Nausea
Nose bleeds
Redness in the palms of the hands
Slurred speech
Spiderlike blood vessels on the skin
Testicular atrophy in men
Unintended Weight loss
Vomiting blood
Weakness

Causes-
 Autoimmune hepatitis
Brucellosis
Chronic alcoholism
Cystic fibrosis
Destruction of the bile ducts (primary biliary cirrhosis)
Galactosemia or glycogen storage disease
Genetic digestive disorder (Alagille syndrome)
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Infection such schistosomiasis
Iron buildup in the body (hemochromatosis)
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Obesity
Poorly formed bile ducts (biliary atresia)
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Reaction to certain medications
Syphilis 
Wilson's disease

Specialists to Visit -
 Infectious Disease Doctor

Hepatologist
Transplant Hepatologist
Gastroenterologist

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References-
https://www.healthline.com
https://www.mayoclinic.org
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://www.webmd.com
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com
https://liverfoundation.org
https://www.niddk.nih.gov
https://www.medicinenet.com
https://my.clevelandclinic.org
https://www.nhs.uk

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