Liver Diseases
Although there are more than 100 liver diseases, the most important ones are;
Hepatitis: (The most common liver disease)
• Viral Hepatitis.
• Alcohol-related toxic hepatitis.
• Drug-induced toxic hepatitis.
• Autoimmune Hepatitis.
• Hepatitis due to some chemical substances, etc.
Liver Cirrhosis:
• Cirrhosis developing after chronic hepatitis.
• Alcoholic cirrhosis.
• Non-alcoholic cirrhosis. (NASH)
• Cirrhosis developing from fatty liver.
• Familial cirrhosis due to copper accumulation in the liver (Wilson).
• Familial cirrhosis due to iron accumulation in the liver (Hemachromatosis).
• Cystic liver disease cirrhosis.
• Alpha 1 Antitrypsin deficiency familial cirrhosis.
• Hepatic porphyria cirrhosis.(Genetics)
• Cirrhosis due to immune disorder.
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
Autoimmune Cirrhosis (Seen in women during menopause)
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.
• Cirrhosis due to heart failure.
• Bile duct obstruction (Secondary biliary) cirrhosis..
• Cirrhosis of unknown cause (Cryptogenic).
• Some chemical agents (Some drugs, Methotrexate-R.Arthritis treatment)
