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What Causes Cirrhosis Of The Liver?

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Posted on Tue, 18 Apr 2017
Question: dear Dr ,
kindly guide as per available investigation and IPD paper . what is the cause of current illness Cirrhosis of liver (decompensated)/Ascites . is current illness, cirrhosis of liver is due to alcohol in take in this case . as patient is alcoholic. Kindly guide
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Answered by Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Most likely cause

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
I am Dr.R.K and I am pleased to assist you.

Cirrhosis has many different causes like chronic alcohol intake, Hepatitis B and C infection etc.
This patient is an alcoholic. So it could be the likely cause. But the uploaded documents do not show any report related to Hepatitis B and C infection. So I cannot rule out other common causes.

The ascites in this patient is however due to two reasons - Cirrhosis of liver and tuberculous infection of the abdomen.

Regards,
Dr.R.K
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What Causes Cirrhosis Of The Liver?

Brief Answer: Most likely cause Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for posting your query. I am Dr.R.K and I am pleased to assist you. Cirrhosis has many different causes like chronic alcohol intake, Hepatitis B and C infection etc. This patient is an alcoholic. So it could be the likely cause. But the uploaded documents do not show any report related to Hepatitis B and C infection. So I cannot rule out other common causes. The ascites in this patient is however due to two reasons - Cirrhosis of liver and tuberculous infection of the abdomen. Regards, Dr.R.K