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Liver disease
Definition
The term "liver disease" applies to many diseases and disorders that cause the liver to function improperly or cease functioning. Abnormal results of liver function tests often suggest liver disease.
See also:
- Amebic liver abscess
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Biliary atresia
- Cirrhosis
- Coccidioidomycosis; disseminated
- Delta agent (Hepatitis D)
- Drug-induced cholestasis
- Hemochromatosis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Liver cancer
- Liver disease due to alcohol
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Pyogenic liver abscess
- Reye's syndrome
- Sclerosing cholangitis
- Wilson's disease
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Review Date:
7/27/2008
Reviewed By: Jennifer K. Mannheim, CRNP, private practice, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Reviewed By: Jennifer K. Mannheim, CRNP, private practice, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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