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Cirrhosis
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Video: Management of Hepatitis C in the Pre-Transplant Patient
Watch a video: Diet and Cirrhosis
HALT-C Formula for Predicting Cirrhosis
Symptoms
You may not have signs and symptoms of cirrhosis in the early stages of the disease. But as more scar tissue replaces healthy tissue and liver function declines, you may experience some of the following:
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Lack of appetite
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Weight loss
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Nausea
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Small, red spider veins under your skin or easy bruising
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Weakness
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Fatigue
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Yellowing of your skin and eyes and dark, cola-colored urine
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Bleeding from engorged veins in your esophagus or intestines
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Loss of interest in sex
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Fluid in your abdominal cavity (ascites)
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Itching on your hands and feet and eventually on your entire body
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Swelling of your legs and feet from retained fluid (edema)
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Mental confusion, such as forgetfulness or trouble concentrating (encephalopathy)
M1032 - The occurrence of malignancy in patients with liver cirrhosis-more than HCC
Metabolics/Belly Fat Advance HCV Disease
Coffee and tea intake may lower chronic liver disease risk
Most chronic hepatitis C sufferers will develop cirrhosis in later life
Peginterferon Alfa-2b Plus Ribavirin Elicits Sustained Response in Decompensated HCV Patients
Milk Thistle: Effects on Liver Disease and Cirrhosis and Clinical Adverse Effects
Treatment of HCV in Cirrhotic Patients
Dispelling myths in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy
Response to Hepatitis C Therapy Can Last for Years
Articles of Interest:
ABC of diseases of liver, pancreas, and biliary system: Portal hypertension-1: varices
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure Diagnosis and Evaluation
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure Complications and Treatment
Management of Hepatitis C in the Pre-Transplant Patient
Researchers in France studied 96 Hep C patients with early cirrhosis (stage Child's A), proven by biopsies. They all received treatment, and 36.4% achieved an SVR. A 2nd biopsy and further follow up showed that getting rid of the virus “provides enormous benefit in terms of survival and prevention of liver-related events.” Even so, liver related events, (ascites, encephalopathy, variceal bleeds, peritonitis, liver cancer or death from liver origin) did occur in about 10% of cases, even in responders, and in about 40% among the non-responders. Three of the sustained responders did not get rid of their cirrhosis, and developed liver cancer. There were no deaths among patients whose cirrhosis was reversed during the 10 years of f follow up.
Source: www.natap.org/2008/EASL/EASL_78.htm
http://www.hepcbc.ca/bulletin/2008/2008-09%5B1%5D.pdf
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“How will I know if I get cirrhosis?
Risk Factors in People with Chronic Hepatitis
Natural History Of Compensated Cirrhosis
Natural history of decompensated hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis.
A study of 200 patients
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Spleen Removal Can Help Hepatitis C Patients with Cirrhosis Tolerate Treatment
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Medications and Help for Patients with Cirrhosis Page Ten |
| Zinc supplementation and amino acid-nitrogen metabolism in patients with advanced cirrhosis |
Future Therapies
Given the frequency, morbidity, and mortality
associated with recurrent bleeding, novel drugs and interventions have
been studied.
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New Approach for Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy? The Benefit of Natural Therapies |