Laennec's Cirrhosis

Laennec's cirrhosis is named after René Laennec, a French physician and the inventor of the stethoscope. It is a disease of the liver in which the normal lobular architecture is lost, with fibrosis and later nodular regeneration. Laennec's cirrhosis can be associated with inflammatory polyarthritis, most commonly affecting the shoulders, elbows and knees. Osteoporosis, soft tissue swelling in peripheral joints and sometimes calcific periathritis are seen.

In the developed world, Laennec's cirrhosis most commonly affects middle-aged males, typically ages 40–60. This is the most common form of cirrhosis in the U.S.

In areas of the world afflicted with chronic starvation, (Africa and Asia), children are most commonly afflicted.

Read more about Laennec's Cirrhosis:  Etiology, Stages