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What is fatty liver?
What is fatty liver?
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If you have been diagnosed with fatty liver, liver steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and you want to learn the general aspects of this disease, this is the place to start.…

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What is fatty liver?
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Hepatitis C and pregnancy
Hepatitis C and pregnancy
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Can women with hepatitis C get pregnant? What are the risks to the fetus? Is there any treatment?

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Hepatitis C and pregnancy
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Frequently asked questions in hepatitis C
Frequently asked questions in hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C is a disease that can have serious consequences for the liver. Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the disease.

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Frequently asked questions in hepatitis C
Cirrosis biliar primaria
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Posted 535 days ago

Primary biliary cirrhosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the biliary tract. It is characterized by a slow progression and it has specific treatment.

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Primary biliary cirrhosis
Ascitis
Ascites
Ascites
Posted 584 days ago

Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen (belly). Ascites may caused by multiple causes, but most often ascites is a complication of cirrhosis.

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What is fatty liver?

Fatty liver
A fundamntal step in treatment of fatty liver is a change in eating habits, reducing caloric foods and fat excess

If you have been diagnosed with fatty liver, liver steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and you want to learn the general aspects of this disease, this is the place to start. Fatty liver is one of the most common liver diseases.

Hepatitis C and pregnancy

Viral hepatitis
Hepatitis C during pregnancy

Can women with hepatitis C get pregnant? What are the risks to the fetus? Is there any treatment?

Cirrhosis of the liver

Cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis

What is cirrhosis? If you have been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver or chronic liver disease, this information will be of interest for you.

Alcoholic liver disease

Cirrhosis
Botella de licor

Fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis are all consequences of excessive alcohol consumption. Learn about the symptoms, treatment and prognosis of alcoholic liver disease.

Nutrition and the liver

Cirrhosis
Coffee and fruits

If you have been diagnosed with cirrhosis or some form of liver disease, these advices about diet and nutrition for people with liver disease will be of interest.

Hepatitis C

Viral hepatitis
Transfusiones - Hepatitis C

What is hepatitis C? What are its symptoms of hepatitis C? What is the treatment? Learn some basic concepts regarding this disease, which usually present with no symptoms, but may lead to serious clinical consequences in the long term.

Hepatitis B

Viral hepatitis
Electronic photography of HBV viral particles (photography reproduced with permission from CDC, Centers for Disease Control).

If you have been diagnosed with hepatitis B, here you will get quality information on general characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Autoimmune hepatitis

Enfermedades autoinmunes
Imagen antigua de las vísceras abdominales

Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease which with no treatment may lead to progressive liver damage, even cirrhosis of the liver. Here you will find a description of the symptoms, treatment and prognosis of autoimmune hepatitis.

Pruritus

Symptoms and signs

Itching is a symptom that may be particularly troublesome to some patients with cholestatic liver diseases such as primary biliary cirrhosis.

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Autoimmune diseases

Primary sclerosing cholangitis affects the biliary tract, frequently in people who have ulcerative colitis. Primary sclerosing cholangitis may lead to important clinical consequences, such as infections, cirrhosis and cholangiocarcinoma.

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Toxics

(Español) ¿Es seguro el consumo de alcohol en cantidad moderado en forma regular?

Liver biopsy

Tests
Representación de una biopsia hepática

What is a liver biopsy? How is it done? What are its risks? What information is sought?

Hemochromatosis

Genetic diseases
Bloque de hierro

Hemochromatosis is a disease caused by the excessive accumulation of iron in the body. It frequently affects the liver, heart and endocrine glands.

Gilbert syndrome

Enfermedades genéticas
Empty plate

Do you have a high bilirrubin with no aparent cause? Maybe your liver is fine and you have Gilbert syndrome.

Mushroom hepatotoxicity

Toxics
Amanita phalloides

Symptoms and treatment of liver toxicity of poison mushrooms (Amanita phalloides).

Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity

Toxics
Nomograma de Rumack-Matthew

Acetaminophen consumption may lead to serious liver damage, which is dose-dependent and may even lead to fulminant hepatic failure. Pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of paracetamol toxicity.

Polycystic liver disease

Tumors

Polycystic liver disease usually presents with concomitant multiple kidney cysts. Learn about the characteristics, symptoms, treatment and prognosis of polycystic liver disease.

Simple liver cyst

Tumors

Liver cystic lesions are very common. Most of them correspond to simple liver cysts, which rarely produce symptoms nor require surgery.

Liver focal nodular hyperplasia

Tumors

Focal nodular hyperplasia is one of the most common benign tumors of the liver. Fortunately, most of the times, it doesn´t require any specific treatment.

Hepatic hemangioma (liver angioma)

Tumors

Hepatic hemangioma is the most common benign liver tumor. Most of the time it doesn´t give symptoms and doesn´t require any specific treatment.

Cholangiocarcinoma

Tumores
Bismuth classsification for cholangiocarcinoma

Cholangiocarcinoma (cancer of the biliary tract) is an agressive tumor that often presents as obstructive jaundice. Learn about the clinical characteristics, evaluation, treatment and prognosis of cholangiocarcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Cirrosis

Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer or hepatoma) is a malignant tumor of the liver that usually arises in people with cirrhosis. Treatment alternatives for hepatocellular carcinoma have improved over the last years.

Liver transplant

Cirrhosis

Liver transplantation is a complex procedure that may generate anxiety and fear. Here you can find information about indications, counterindications, evaluation and general information about a liver transplant.

MELD

Cirrhosis

Online MELD calculator. MELD (model for end-stage liver disease) is a score for prognosis in patients with chronic liver disease, especially those awaiting for liver transplantation.

Child-Pugh classification

Cirrhosis
Charles Gardner Child III

Online Child-Pugh classification calculator. Child-Pugh scale or classification is one of the most commonly used ways to estimate the degree liver disfunction in patients with cirrhosis.

Herpetic hepatitis

Viral hepatitis
Herpes simplex virus

Herpetic hepatitis is an infrequent cause of liver inflammation caused by herpes simplex virus, but it is a highly lethal condition if left untreated.

Hepatitis TT

Viral hepatitis
Red blood cells

A number of transfusion transmitted viruses have been described, with uncertain pathogenetic significance. TT virus is one of them.

Hepatitis G

Viral hepatitis
Blood donation

Hepatitis G virus (HGV), also called GB virus-C, is not associated with liver disease. However, it may be important in HIV infection or AIDS.

Hepatitis E

Hepatitis virales
Hepatitis E virus micrograph

Hepatitis E virus infection may be transmitted by eating contaminated food. Learn more about hepatitis E infection, its structure, clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis.

Hepatitis D or Delta

Viral hepatitis
Diagram of the structure of the hepatitis D virus. The virus has a simple circle of RNA associated with a protein (HDV antigen). There are 70 molecules of HDV antigen for each viral particle. This structure is surrounded by a lipoprotein envelope which attaches to the surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus (HBsAg)

Hepatitis D or Delta affects only those who are infected with hepatitis B. Here you will find specific information about the structure of the virus, diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of disease.

Co-infection of hepatitis C and HIV

Viral hepatitis
Hepatitis C and HIV

Co-infection of hepatitis C virus with HIV accelerates the progression of liver disease. Evaluation and treatment of people with the AIDS virus and hepatitis C.

Frequently asked questions in hepatitis C

Viral hepatitis
Sistema digestivo

Hepatitis C is a disease that can have serious consequences for the liver. Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the disease.

Co-infection of hepatitis B and HIV

Viral hepatitis
Hepatitis B infection in patients with HIV

Hepatitis B coinfection with HIV (AIDS or AIDS) accelerates the progression of hepatitis B to liver cirrhosis and requires specific treatment.

Prothrombin time

Tests
Extracción de sangre

Prothrombin time measures clotting factors in the plasma, which may be altered in liver diseases including cirrhosis and hepatitis.

Albumin

Tests
La albúmina, producida por el hígado, es la proteína más abundante de la sangre

Albumin is the most abundant protein in plasma and its decrease may indicate advanced liver disease.

Bilirubin

Tests

Elevated bilirubin may indicate liver disease such as hepatitis or cirrhosis. Here’s how to interpret this test.

Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)

Tests

Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) is a liver enzyme that is elevated in cholestatic liver disease.

Alkaline phosphatase

Tests

Elevated alkaline phosphatase may reflect cholestasis, a mechanism present in primary biliary cirrhosis, sclerosing cholangitis and multiple other cholestatic liver diseases.

Aminotransferases or transaminases

Tests

Transaminases or aminotransferases are tests that usually indicate liver inflammation. This test is altered invariably in most forms of hepatitis.

Hepatitis A

Viral hepatitis
Hepatitis A

Hepatitis caused by hepatitis A virus is a disease manifested by jaundice and elevated transaminases. It is often mild and transient, but in some cases may have a more complicated course.

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