肝硬化是指肝脏疤痕。
肝脏承担着许多重要的功能,包括代谢控制、蛋白质合成、维生素和铁储存、胆汁生成以及从体内清除毒素。如果肝脏不能正常工作,可导致严重并发症,甚至死亡。
当健康肝细胞被疤痕组织取代时,就会发生肝硬化。每次肝脏受伤后都会试图自我修复。如果肝脏持续受伤,就会有越来越多的健康会被疤痕组织取代。最终导致发展为肝硬化。
肝硬化的症状在疾病早期可能不会显现。然而,随着疾病的发展,如果发生了足够多的肝损伤,可能会出现以下症状:
肝硬化可由不同的肝脏疾病和病症引起。
肝硬化的主要病因包括:
其他病因包括:
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