Liver

There are over 100 different forms of liver diseases that affect mankind

Cirrhosis

  • Permanent damage or scarring of the liver. This leads to a blockage of blood flow through the liver and prevents normal function of liver
  • The major causes are chronic alcoholism, viral infections hepatitis (types B, C and D), obesity Diabeyes, 
  • Causes Loss of appetite nausea, weight loss, fatigue, weakness, exhaustion.
  • Later on it leads to fluid accumulation in the legs (edema) or abdomen (ascites), bleeding and easy bruising, intense itching and Hemetemesis (Blood Vomiting)
  • And lasttly it leads to liver failure.
  • Diagnosed by scanning, blood tests and endoscopy.
  • Treated by medicines (Management of Complication)
  • Only hope for cure is Liver transplant.

Fatty Liver Disease

  • It  is the result of the excess fat in liver cells
  • liver becomes vulnerable to further injury, which may result in inflammation and scarring of the liver 

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

  • It is a progressive complex of liver disease which starts with fat accumulation in the liver without excessive alcohol consumption. 
  • It is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome (obesity + insulin resistance + dyslipidemia)

Liver Cancer or Hepatocellular Cancer (HCC)

  • In the early stages, liver cancer does not cause symptoms. Some common symptoms of advanced liver cancer include: weight loss, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, jaundice, fluid in the abdomen
  • It is detected by Scanning (USG/CT/MRI.
  • Treated by Surgery if fit & Chemotherapy

Liver Abscess

  • Causes pain, fever, jaundice.
  • Diagnosed by scanning
  • Treated with Medicines, placement of tube in the abscess and rarely surgery