Cirrhosis is a progressive disease where healthy, soft liver tissues are replaced by scar tissues. In young children, the condition is often inherited from their parents. And in adolescents, chronic liver diseases such as Wilson disease or autoimmune hepatitis can…
Liver cysts, medically called Hepatic cysts, are sacs containing fluid that occur on or just inside the liver. They are rarely dangerous & infect only 5 to 10% of people worldwide. Liver cysts can be congenital (present from birth) or…
The liver is an irreplaceable organ in the human body. It aids digestion, fights infections, removes toxic substances, and is responsible for nutrient absorption from food. Unfortunately, liver diseases are often diagnosed late and are found incidentally during general medical…
Liver cleanse and detox: does it really help your liver? It is becoming increasingly common for people to freak out about maintaining good health and hop onto all sorts of non-scientific claims for the sake of it. The recent trend…
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune disease that damages the bile ducts in the liver. It causes bile to build up in your liver, resulting in liver inflammation and permanent scarring. Over time, the scarred tissues completely replace…
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is a rare liver disease that scars the bile ducts. A bile duct is a network of thin tubes that pass through the liver, pancreas, and gall bladder and end with our small intestine. It carries…
Bilirubin is a pigment formed after the breakdown of old red blood cells in the body. It is yellowish in colour and it is broken down further by the liver and eliminated as bile. And, bile is a digestive liquid…
As the title suggests, in this article, we will be discussing the condition called Autoimmune Hepatitis. As the name suggests, this condition is an autoimmune disease which affects the liver. In a normal individual, the immune system makes lymphocytes and…
Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is the decline in brain function in people with advanced liver diseases. The liver filters our blood, breaks down toxins into waste products, and excretes them. When our liver doesn’t function properly, toxins build up in the…
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