A Simple Guide to Liver Cirrhosis I
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What is Liver Cirrhosis?
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Liver Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease where the normal liver tissue is replaced by bands of fibrous scar tissue separating nodules of regenerated liver cells resulting in gradual loss of liver function.
Who is at risk of getting Liver Cirrhosis?
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1.Alcohol abuse
2.Genetic causes of Biliary Obstruction such as biliary atresia
3.Hepatitis viral infection
4.Obese -fatty liver can end in liver cirrhosis
5.Exposure to excessive chemicals(factory) or medications(eg statins)
What are the causes of Liver Cirrhosis?
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The main causes of Liver Cirrhosis are:
1.chronic alcoholism:
Alcohol tends to block the normal metabolism of protein, fats, and carbohydrates leaving toxic material behind which can injure the liver and ends in liver cirrhosis.
2.hepatitis C virus infection:
Chronic hepatitis c viral infection causes inflammation of the liver which over the years can damage the liver and lead to cirrhosis.
3.Primary biliary and secondary cirrhosis:
Primary biliary cirrhosis cause is unknown.
Secondary biliary cirrhosis results from chronic obstruction of the biliary tract resulting in chronic inflammation of the liver cells and fibrosis of the liver.
Nodular regeneration of the liver cells occurs subsequently.
Obstruction to the bile ducts can be caused by:
Cholecystitis
Gallstones
Biliary cholangitis
4.Others:
Metabolic diseases:
Hemachromatosis
Wilson Disease
Parasitic Disease:
Schistosomiasis
Cardiac cirrhosis
Liver congestion results from right sided heart failure
Autoimmune Diseases:
Autoimmune hepatitis
Exposure to chemicals and medications
Glycogen storage disease
What are the Symptoms and signs of Liver Cirrhosis?
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Common symptoms of Liver Cirrhosis are:
1.Anorexia
2.fatigue and weakness
3.Gradual onset of jaundice(Yellow discoloring of the skin, eye, and mucus membranes due to increased bilirubin)
4.weight loss.
5.Fetor hepaticus - odor in breath due to increased dimethyl sulfide
Signs:
1.Spider nevi- central arteriole surrounded by many smaller vessels due to an increase in estradiol .
2.Palmar erythema -redness of the palms due to impaired sex hormone metabolism.
3.Liver size. Can be enlarged, normal, or shrunken.
4.Splenomegaly - Due to congestion of the spleen as a result of portal hypertension.
5.Ascites . Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
6.hydrocele and penile flomation (swelling of the penile shaft)
7.Hypogonadism - impotence, infertility, poor sexual drive, and testicular atrophy due to primary gonadal injury or suppression of hypothalamic or pituitary function.
8.Gynecomastia - This is due to increased estradiol in male patients.
9.Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy - Chronic proliferative periostitis of the ribs can be very painful.
10.Dupuytren's contracture -palmar fascia tightens to cause flexion deformities of the fingers.
11.Nail changes:
Muehrcke's nails - paired horizontal bands due to hypoalbuminemia
Terry's nails - proximal 2/3 of the nail appears white with distal one-third red due to hypoalbuminemia
Clubbing - angle between the nail plate and proximal nail fold > 180 degrees
12.Caput medusa -In portal hypertension, the umbilical vein may be distended.
13.Cruveilhier-Baumgarten murmur. Venous blood flow hum heard in epigastric region due to portal hypertension
14.Asterixis - Bilateral asynchronous flapping of outstretched, dorsiflexed hands seen in patients with hepatic encephalopathy.
How is the diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis made?
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1. liver biopsy will confirm liver cirrhosis through a percutaneous laparoscopic , or fine-needle approach but may not necessary if the clinical, laboratory, and radiologic data suggests cirrhosis.
there is a small but significant risk to liver biopsy, and cirrhosis itself predisposes for complications due to liver biopsy
2.Lab findings
The following findings are typical in cirrhosis:
a.Aminotransferases - AST and ALT are moderately elevated, with AST > ALT.
b.Alkaline phosphatase - usually slightly elevated.
c.GGT - correlates with AP levels- much higher in chronic liver disease from alcohol.
d.Bilirubin - may elevate as cirrhosis progresses.
e.Albumin - levels fall as the synthetic function of the liver declines with worsening cirrhosis
f.Prothrombin time - increases since the liver synthesizes clotting factors.
g.Globulins - increased due to shunting of bacterial antigens away from the liver to lymphoid tissue.
h.Serum sodium is low due to inability to excrete free water resulting from high levels of ADH and aldosterone
i.Thrombocytopenia - due to both congestive splenomegaly as well as decreased thrombopoietin from the liver. Platelet count is rarely < 50,000/mL.
j.Leukopenia and neutropenia - due to splenomegaly with splenic margination.
k.Coagulation defects - the liver produces most of the coagulation factors and thus coagulopathy correlates with worsening liver disease.
l.Serology for hepatitis viruses, autoantibodies (ANA or Anti-nuclear antibody, anti-smooth muscle, anti-mitochondria n.antibody, anti-LKM)
n.Ferritin and transferrin saturation (markers of iron overload),
o.copper and ceruloplasmin Ceruloplasmin> (markers of copper overload)
p.Immunoglobulin levels (IgG, IgM, IgA) - high
To determine various causes
p.Cholesterol and glucose
r.Alpha 1-antitrypsin
3.Imaging
Ultrasound is used to assess the degree of cirrhosis:
a.small and nodular liver in advanced cirrhosis
b.increased echogenicity with irregular appearing areas.
Ultrasound may also screen for
a.hepatocellular carcinoma
b.portal hypertension
c.Budd-Chiari syndrome by checking the blood flow in the hepatic vein
FibroScan (transient elastography) uses elastic waves to assess liver stiffness which can grade the severity of cirrhosis.
Abdominal CT and liver and bile duct MRI - may show the the degree of liver cirrhosis
4.Imaging of the bile ducts, such as
ERCP Endoscopic_retrograde_cholangiopancreatography or
MRCP Magnetic_resonance_cholangiopancreatography (MRI of biliary tract and pancreas)
can show abnormalities in the liver
5.Endoscopy
Gastroscopy is performed in patients with liver cirrhosis to exclude the possibility of esophageal varices.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
A Simple Guide to Liver Cirrhosis I
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