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GlossaryCirrhosis

chronic liver disease marked by scarring and impaired function

Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, is a chronic liver disease characterized by the replacement of healthy liver tissue with scar tissue, leading to impaired liver function. This condition can result from various causes, including chronic alcohol abuse, hepatitis infections, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and it can lead to complications such as liver failure, portal hypertension, and increased risk of liver cancer.

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Commonly Encountered Symptoms and Their Management in Patients With Cirrhosis

research Commonly encountered symptoms and their management in patients with cirrhosis

November 2024 in “Frontiers in Medicine”

Cirrhosis affects quality of life with various symptoms, requiring a holistic, multidisciplinary approach for management.

research [Cutaneous manifestations of zinc deficiency in ethylic cirrhosis].

18 citations , January 1987 in “PubMed”

Zinc deficiency in alcoholic cirrhosis patients causes skin issues and other symptoms, which improve with zinc treatment.

research From hair to liver: emerging application of hair follicle mesenchymal stem cell transplantation reverses liver cirrhosis by blocking the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway to inhibit pathological HSC activation

4 citations , February 2022 in “PeerJ”

Hair follicle stem cell transplants can reverse liver cirrhosis by blocking harmful cell activation.

research A Case of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia in a Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica

5 citations , January 2016 in “Skin appendage disorders”

Frontal fibrosing alopecia might be linked to autoimmune diseases.

research Editorial: Treatment and prognostic assessment of liver cirrhosis and its complications, volume II

1 citations , April 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine”

Advancements in liver cirrhosis treatment and prognosis could improve patient care.

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