A 38-year-old member asked:
What is the symptoms of infectious liver disease?
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Dr. Charles Cattanoanswered
Gastroenterology 40 years experience
Hep A,B,C, CMV, EBV: In esld (end-stage liver disease), much of liver has been replaced by scarring & may not repair itself. Has higher risk of liver cancer. If compensated, asymptomatic; get symptoms if progressive disease +/- alcohol. In acute liver disease however, common complaints include: jaundice (yellow eyes, skin; dark urine, light stool), itching, liver enlargement & RUQ pain, ascites, fluid build-up, more.
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Symptoms of liver disease?
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Dr. Ramon Garcia-septienanswered
Sports Medicine 46 years experience
Jaundice: Also abdominal distention for ascitis abnormal liver enzyme in the blood test.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
What are common symptoms of liver disease?
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Dr. Arthur Helleranswered
Gastroenterology 44 years experience
Nothing to a lot: Acute liver disease: no symptoms or: flu-like sx, fatigue, nausea, distaste for cigarettes and meat, dark urine, light stool, jaundice, joint aches, loss of appetite, mental change weight loss, and others.
Chronic: no symptoms, the above, also abdominal swelling, lose libido, lose pubic hair, red palms, tremor, jaundice, weight loss, blood vessel changes on skin, mental changes, men get breasts.
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