2023-11-06 11:00:00
Rania Amer wrote Monday, November 6, 2023 01:00 PM
Dr. Asmaa Jamil, Lecturer of Internal Medicine and Liver Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, said: Liver cirrhosis It is a transformation of liver cells from their normal form into cells that cannot perform their functions. There are several factors behind the risk of developing this disease, which results in complications for the patient, including liver cancer.
The liver disease teacher pointed out in a special statement to Al-Youm Al-Sabea that cirrhosis is a natural development of chronic hepatitis, and its infection is due to several causes, the most common of which is infection with Hepatitis C, but Egypt was declared a country free of that virus following it was able to eliminate it this year. It is the second most common cause of alcohol consumption, in addition to the B virus and hepatitis viruses. Despite all of this, liver fat has become a major cause worldwide, as well as schistosomiasis, the accumulation of fat cells in the liver, and there are other hereditary factors.
Groups most susceptible to cirrhosis
Dr. Asma explained that the groups most at risk for cirrhosis are those who were previously infected with Hepatitis C or Hepatitis B, people with a family history of the disease, and those who suffer from fat on the liver, pointing out that taking some medications that contribute in the long term to the risk of developing cirrhosis. Also, patients with liver immunity develop cirrhosis following a while.
Symptoms of liver cirrhosis
The doctor pointed out that there are two stages in cirrhosis. The first sometimes comes without symptoms related to the liver, but he feels lethargic and general fatigue, sleeping for long periods, sleep disturbances, his working hours are affected by this, and a feeling of vomiting. These are all symptoms that are not specific to the liver, but it is a preliminary stage. For the disease itself, while the second stage is the beginning of the symptoms of cirrhosis, which include swelling in the feet, jaundice, or an enlarged spleen, which results in the patient vomiting blood, and it is possible for the person to reach a hepatic coma, and here it is possible for the person to develop liver cancer.
Health complications for patients with cirrhosis
Dr. Asmaa confirmed the presence of many health complications, such as: hepatic coma, stools containing blood, or liver cancer. Therefore, she advises any patient suffering from cirrhosis to perform abdominal ultrasound and analyze tumors once every six months in order to early detect the risk of developing cancer. Liver.
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