This reduces the liver's ability to process hormones, nutrients, medications and to filter toxins, leading to potentially serious complications.
Causes include long-term alcoholism, liver infections like hepatitis, liver injury, reactions to medications, and exposure to toxic substances.
Sites submitted to this category must provide information on cirrhosis for patients, their families and caregivers.
Technical articles for patients should be submitted to /Liver/Research.
Websites designed for the education and training of medical professionals and providers should be submitted to the appropriate category in Health/Medicine/.