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What is the brown substance that appears in the mouth due to failure of the liver?
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Variceal bleed: If you are talking about dark brown, coffee-ground like material in the mouth, it's probably coming from bleeding in the esophagus or the stomach due to varices, which is enlarged veins. End-stage liver disease as in cirrhosis is often associated with esophageal or gastric varices.
Answered 12/25/2018
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