Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Symptoms cause complications of cirrhosis

Cirrhosis is a common disease, and some may develop into liver cancer. In our country caused mainly by hepatitis, mainly from abroad arising from excessive drinking. Cause cirrhosis of the types of hepatitis are hepatitis B, hepatitis C and hepatitis B co-infection with the hepatitis D. The clinical performance for liver dysfunction caused by disgust oil, jaundice, fatigue, loss of appetite, bleeding, hypoproteinemia and hepatic encephalopathy (abnormal liver function, the poison can not effectively remove obstacles arising from the central nervous system), and the doors Pulse of high pressure caused by gastric - esophageal varices, ascites and hypersplenism. Light can be asymptomatic for life, can be life-threatening weight. All patients with hepatitis B or hepatitis C, in the history of three to five years or more, appear to reduce the performance of liver function (to reduce serum albumin, bilirubin increased coagulation factor reduction, etc.) and ascites, hypersplenism, esophageal varices, B-show deformation of the liver, portal diagnosis of cirrhosis can be widened. [Symptoms] Symptoms to fatigue, loss of appetite is by the end of an earlier 1, systemic symptoms: easy fatigue, physical strength and energy than before decreased significantly, the ability to work has decreased, self-induced debilitating weakness. 2, loss of appetite, and even anorexia, often after eating Baozhang flu abdominal discomfort, nausea or vomiting. 3, frequent nosebleeds, bleeding gums, skin and gastrointestinal bleeding Purpura tendencies. Patients with cirrhosis of mouthwash, or in peacetime, prone to dental bleeding, but also prone to nose bleeding. Can also be found at the skin friction points, or bleeding Yuban, women can be found in the excessive menstrual period or extended; traumatic time for the performance of some difficult to stop bleeding. Most patients with cirrhosis have different degrees of anemia. 4, estrogen increase in the number of androgen decline of estrogen increase was mainly due to liver dysfunction and reduce its inactivated to an increase in estrogen secretion, these hormone changes often leads to the following performance of endocrine disorders: in male patients often have decreased sexual desire , Loss of hair, beard and body hair to reduce breast and testicular atrophy increased, and so women have menstrual disorders, menopause, infertility and so on. 5, some patients may have jaundice. In patients with advanced cirrhosis may appear ascites. Ascites often appear before the abdominal distention, abdominal Penglong the massive ascites, abdominal tightening shiny, Zhuangru frog belly. 6, enlarged liver cirrhosis early, reach, hard texture. To the late, narrowing the liver hardens. About 80% to 90% of patients with cirrhosis enlarged spleen. [Complications] First, upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the most common complications, suddenly a lot more black hematemesis or feces. Second, hepatic encephalopathy disease is the most serious complications, is the most common cause of death. Third, the lower resistance to infection in patients with liver cirrhosis, often complicated by bacterial infections such as pneumonia, biliary tract infection, E. coli, such as sepsis and spontaneous peritonitis. Fourth, primary liver cancer

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