Chronic Liver Disease - Causes

Causes

The list of conditions associated with chronic liver disease is extensive and can be categorised in the following way:

Viral causes

  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  • Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)

Toxic and drugs

  • Alcoholic liver disease
  • Amiodarone
  • Methotrexate
  • Nitrofurantoin

Metabolic

  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
  • Haemochromatosis
  • Wilson's Disease

Autoimmune

  • Autoimmune Chronic Hepatitis
  • Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Other

  • Right heart failure

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