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Liver Disease

Medical Author: Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Medical Editor: Bhupinder S. Anand, MBBS, MD, DPHIL (OXON)

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Liver Disease Symptoms

Common Symptoms of Liver Disease

Classic symptoms of liver disease include:

nausea,

vomiting,

right upper quadrant abdominal pain, and

jaundice (a yellow discoloration of the skin due to elevated bilirubin

concentrations in the bloodstream).

Fatigue, weakness and weight loss may also be occur.

However, since there are a variety of liver diseases, the symptoms tend to be specific for that
illness until late-stage liver disease and liver failure occurs.
Liver Disease Facts

The liver plays an important role in many bodily functions from protein
production and blood clotting to cholesterol, glucose (sugar), and iron
metabolism.

A variety of illnesses can affect the liver, for example,

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certain drugs like excessive amounts of acetaminophen, and

acetaminophen combination medications like Vicodin, Norco, and
statins,

cirrhosis,

alcohol abuse,

hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E,

Epstein Barr virus (infectious mononucleosis),

non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,

iron overload (hemochromatosis),

Symptoms of liver diseases include

weakness and fatigue,

weight loss,

nausea,

vomiting, and

yellow discoloration of the skin (jaundice).

The treatment of a particular liver disease depends on its specific cause.

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