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Why do the sufferers of primary biliary-cirrhosis feel so tired all the time?
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PBC = inflammation: Primary biliary cirrhosis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease, manifest by low but persistent liver damage. This causes a variety of biochemical changes which manifest by fatigue. Not all patients have fatigue, many patients are asymptomatic until the disease is advanced. Cirrhosis is also associated with fatigue.
Answered 7/16/2014
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