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Autoimmune Hepatitis Learning Center
Complications could include:
- Cirrhosis
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Liver Failure
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Medication side effects
- Liver Cell Cancer
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Cirrhosis; Complications related to steroids and other medications; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver cell failure;
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In spite of treatment autoimmune hepatitis can reerupt at any time, and may continue to damage and scar the liver. The rate of progression varies considerably from patient to patient.
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Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver and poor liver function as a result of chronic liver disease.
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Cirrhosis is a chronic, degenerative disease in which normal liver cells are damaged and are then replaced by scar tissue.
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Cirrhosis is a chronic degenerative disease of the liver in which normal liver cells are damaged and then replaced by scar tissue. There are different types of cirrhosis that could afflict a person.
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The term "cirrhosis" was first used by René Laënnec (1781–1826) to describe the abnormal liver color of individuals with alcohol-induced liver disease. The word cirrhosis comes from the Greek word kirrhos , the name for a yellowish-brown color. Th...
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Hepatocellular carcinoma is cancer of the liver.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver cancer , is a form of cancer with a high mortality rate. Liver cancers can be classified into two types. They are either primary, when the cancer starts in the liver itself; or metastatic, when the cancer has spr...
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