Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Symptoms of cirrhosis causes complications

Cirrhosis is a common disease, can be part of the development of liver cancer. In China mainly caused by hepatitis, mainly abroad caused by excessive drinking. The types of hepatitis caused cirrhosis are hepatitis B, hepatitis C and hepatitis B co-infection with the hepatitis D. Clinical manifestations of liver dysfunction caused by burnout oil, jaundice, fatigue, loss of appetite, bleeding, hypoproteinemia and hepatic encephalopathy (abnormal liver function, can not effectively poison the central nervous system caused by the elimination of barriers), as well as portal hypertension caused by gastric - esophageal varices, abdominal water and hypersplenism. Light can be lifelong asymptomatic, can be life-threatening weight. Where patients with hepatitis B or hepatitis C, history in 3 to 5 years or more, reduced liver function in the performance of (lower serum albumin, bilirubin increased coagulation factor reduction, etc.) and ascites, hypersplenism, esophageal varices, liver ultrasound showed deformation, portal diagnosis can be widened cirrhosis. 【Symptoms: Symptoms fatigue, loss of appetite earlier by the end now 1, systemic symptoms: easy fatigue, physical and energy decreased significantly compared to the past, the ability to work also fell, the self-inductance and weak powerless. 2, loss of appetite, and even anorexia, often after eating flu epigastric discomfort, nausea or vomiting. 3, frequent nasal bleeding, bleeding gums, skin purpura and gastrointestinal bleeding tendency. In patients with liver cirrhosis, or in peacetime mouthwash, prone to dental bleeding, but also prone to nasal bleeding. Skin friction can be found the bleeding points, women can be found by the volume of excessive menstrual menstrual period or extension; traumatic time for the performance of some difficult to stop bleeding. Most patients with liver cirrhosis have different degrees of anemia. 4, estrogen and androgen increased reduction in estrogen increase was mainly due to liver dysfunction and reduced its inactivated attributable to the increase in the secretion of estrogen, these hormone changes often leads to the following endocrine disorders performance: male patients often loss of libido, hair loss, decreased beard and body hair Testicular increased shrinkage and breast; women have menstrual disorders, amenorrhea, infertility, and so on. 5, some patients may have jaundice. , In patients with advanced liver cirrhosis, there will be the ascites. 6, enlarged liver cirrhosis early can touch, texture hard. The late, liver narrow stiffen. About 80% to 90% of cirrhotic patients with enlarged spleen. 【Complications: First, upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the most common complication, suddenly more substantial hematemesis or black feces. Second, hepatic encephalopathy disease is the most serious complication is the most common cause of death. Third, the lower infection resistance in patients with liver cirrhosis, often complicated by bacterial infections, such as pneumonia, biliary tract infection, and E. coli sepsis, such as spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. 4. Primary Liver Cancer

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