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Hepatitis C Learning Center
Complications could include:
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Chronic Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Liver Cell Cancer
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In roughly one-fifth of patients who develop hepatitis C, the acute infection will subside, and they will recover completely within four to eight weeks and have no later problems. Other patients face two risks: they themselves may develop chronic ...
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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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