Risk Factors For Cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis develops from a variety of chronic liver diseases, any adverse factors that affect the normal function of the liver can be considered risk factors for liver cirrhosis. It is important to understand the causes of cirrhosis so that the symptoms can be treated and prevent the disease from been worsen.
Most common risk factors include:
Alcoholism
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Viral hepatitis
Bile duct obstruction
Adverse drug reaction or poisoning
Autoimmune liver disease
Genetic and metabolic diseases
Long-term cholestasis
Liver blood circulation disorder
Parasitic infection
Clinical Symptoms Of Liver Cirrhosis
There are various manifestations of liver cirrhosis. There are about 10-to 20% of patients with early liver cirrhosis are asymptomatic, or only have digestive system symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, and diarrhea.
When patients begin to experience more severe symptoms, including:
Feeling tired and unwell
No feeling of hunger and weight loss
Jaundice (yellow stain of skin and eye whites)
Small dots or large patches of red-purple rash
Itching all over the body
If cirrhosis is caused by alcohol or long-term liver disease, you may also experience the following symptoms:
Muscle wasting
Liver palm
Abdominal swollen (due to excessive fluid)
Small bright red spots on skin surrounded by microvascular that look like spider legs (spider moles)
Swollen salivary glands – glands that secrete saliva
Enlarged breasts, testicular atrophy, sparse armpit hair(male)