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
Reviewed on July 27, 2008 by Jennifer K. Mannheim, CRNP, private practice, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
See Also: Alcoholic liver disease, Delta agent (Hepatitis D), Wilson's disease, Reye syndrome, Cirrhosis, Sclerosing cholangitis, Autoimmune hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatitis C, Amebic liver abscess, Hepatitis B, Hemochromatosis, Biliary atresia, Primary biliary cirrhosis, Liver function tests, Drug-induced cholestasis, Pyogenic liver abscess, and Coccidioidomycosis - disseminated
