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Liver damage

Liver damage: Introduction

Liver damage: Any damage that occurs to the function or structure of the liver. See free access online books about Liver damage below. See detailed information below for a list of 127 causes of Liver damage, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Liver damage

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Liver damage

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Causes of Types of Liver damage:

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Liver damage: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Liver damage, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Liver damage Treatments

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Videos for Liver damage

HIV Medicine and Liver Health

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Hepatitis B Overview

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Hepatitis C Overview

Hepatitis C OverviewHepatitis C is called a silent epidemic because many people are unaware they carry this virus of the liver. But experts say hepatitis C is a public...

Hepatitis Overview

Hepatitis OverviewMany people with viral hepatitis don't know they are infected. Listen as experts discuss who should be tested and review the causes, prevention...

 
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Stories from Users for Liver damage

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Liver damage: Animations

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Medications or substances causing Liver damage:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Liver damage as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

See full list of 167 medications causing Liver damage

Drug interactions causing Liver damage:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Liver damage as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

  • Rifampin and izoniazid interaction
  • Rifadin and izoniazid interaction
  • Rimactane and izoniazid interaction
  • Rifamate and izoniazid interaction
  • Rifater and izoniazid interaction
  • Acetaminophen and Phenobarbital interaction
  • BetaCarotene and Alcohol interaction
  • Alcohol and INH interaction
  • more interactions...»

See full list of 119 drug interactions causing Liver damage

Liver damage: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Liver damage may include these symptoms:

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Liver damage

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Misdiagnosis and Liver damage

Rare copper disease insidious and misdiagnosed: Wilson's disease (a form of copper overload) is a rare disorder that has a slow and insidious onset that can...read more »

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed,...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria that aid...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the ...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be an ...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder...read more »

Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities...read more »

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News Archives for Liver damage

Medical news articles related to Liver damage include:

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Diagnostic Guides for Liver damage

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Liver damage from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Liver damage. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Liver damage

Medical Books Excerpts
  • JAUNDICE
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • JAUNDICE
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Jaundice
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Jaundice
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • Hepatomegaly
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Hepatomegaly
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Jaundice
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Jaundice
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
  • Hepatomegaly
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Jaundice
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Hepatomegaly
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • Jaundice
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • JAUNDICE
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

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Liver damage: Related Rare Diseases

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Liver damage: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Detailed list of causes of Liver damage

The list below shows some of the causes of Liver damage mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Liver damage?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Liver damage. Of the 127 causes of Liver damage that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 1 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 7 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 120 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 127 causes of Liver damage

Conditions listing symptoms: Liver damage:

The following list of conditions have 'Liver damage' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Conditions listing complications: Liver damage:

The following list of conditions have 'Liver damage' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Liver damage Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Liver damage based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Classifications of Liver damage:

    Medical Conditions associated with Liver damage:

    Liver symptoms (1470 causes), Liver problems (1454 causes), Upper abdominal symptoms (2311 causes), Abdominal symptoms (5477 causes), Trauma-related symptoms (431 causes), Digestive symptoms (4935 causes)

    Symptoms related to Liver damage:

    Jaundice (652 causes), Hepatitis (13 causes), Swollen liver (1094 causes), Acute Pesticide poisoning, Adverse reaction to chemical, 2-Dibromoethane, Aflatoxin B1 exposure, Aflatoxin B2 exposure, Aflatoxin exposure, Aflatoxin G1 exposure, Aflatoxin G2 exposure, Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome, Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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