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What is Cirrhosis of the liver?

What is Cirrhosis of the liver?

• Cirrhosis of the liver: Scarring of the liver from alcohol or other causes.
• Cirrhosis of the liver: a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Cirrhosis of the liver: Introduction

Types of Cirrhosis of the liver:

Broader types of Cirrhosis of the liver:

• Liver conditions
• Chronic liver disease
• Fibrosis
• more types...»

How many people get Cirrhosis of the liver?

Prevalance of Cirrhosis of the liver: 400,000 people in the USA 1976-80 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Prevalance Rate of Cirrhosis of the liver: approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Cirrhosis of the liver?

Complications of Cirrhosis of the liver: see complications of Cirrhosis of the liver
Average life years lost for Cirrhosis of the liver: 21.9 years (SEER)¹; 23.3 for chronic liver disease/cirrhosis in North Carolina²; ; 16.3 average YPLL/person for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in Michigan³.
Deaths for Cirrhosis of the liver: 26,050 deaths in the USA 1987 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

What causes Cirrhosis of the liver?

Causes of Cirrhosis of the liver: see causes of Cirrhosis of the liver
Causes of Cirrhosis of the liver: Cirrhosis has many causes. In the United States, chronic alcoholism and hepatitis C are the most common causes. (Source: excerpt from Cirrhosis of the Liver: NIDDK)
Risk factors for Cirrhosis of the liver: see risk factors for Cirrhosis of the liver

What are the symptoms of Cirrhosis of the liver?

Symptoms of Cirrhosis of the liver: see symptoms of Cirrhosis of the liver

Complications of Cirrhosis of the liver: see complications of Cirrhosis of the liver

Can anyone else get Cirrhosis of the liver?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Cirrhosis of the liver

Cirrhosis of the liver: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Cirrhosis of the liver.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Cirrhosis of the liver.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Cirrhosis of the liver: see treatments for Cirrhosis of the liver
Prevention of Cirrhosis of the liver: see prevention of Cirrhosis of the liver
Research for Cirrhosis of the liver: see research for Cirrhosis of the liver

Society issues for Cirrhosis of the liver

Hospitalizations for Cirrhosis of the liver: 300,000 people in the USA 1987 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

Hospitalization statistics for Cirrhosis of the liver: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Cirrhosis of the liver:

• 360,000 hospital charges occurred for chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in the US 2000 (National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2000 Annual Summary, NCHS, CDC)
• 0.033% (4,243) of hospital consultant episodes were for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 73% of hospital consultant episodes for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospital consultant episodes for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Physician office visits for Cirrhosis of the liver: 1 million people in the USA 1985 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994) Disability from Cirrhosis of the liver: 112,000 people in the USA 1983-87 for "chronic liver disease and cirrhosis" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

Organs Affected by Cirrhosis of the liver:

Organs and body systems related to Cirrhosis of the liver include:

• Liver

Name and Aliases of Cirrhosis of the liver

Main name of condition: Cirrhosis of the liver

Other names or spellings for Cirrhosis of the liver:

Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis of the liver, Cirrhosis
Source - WordNet 2.1

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Cirrhosis of the liver:

• Liver damage
• Liver failure
• Liver transplant
• Yellow jaundice
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• HCV
• medications for hepatitis C
• Foreign travel
• Liver biopsy
• Long-term liver disease
• Chronic liver disease
• Portal hypertension

Footnotes:
1. SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2000, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2. Years of Potential Life Lost in North Carolina, NCMJ March/April 2002, Volume 63, Number 2
3. Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, MDCH, Michigan, USA

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