Dr. Pathik Parikh Hepatologist and Liver Transplant Physician

  Kidneys in liver cirrhosis – Hepatorenal Syndrome What are different complications of cirrhosis? Liver Cirrhosis progresses to develop many complications.  It is prudent to be aware of the complications of liver cirrhosis, so that it can be picked up early and treated timely. Some of these are often ignored for long time before they become life threatening. The table shows different complications of liver cirrhosis. Blood Vomitus Swelling of feet Poor memory Black Stools Fluid in chest Altered behaviour (Brain Involvement) Blood in stools Ascites – Fluid in abdomen Hypoxia (Lung Involvement) Nasal Bleeding Jaundice Low BP (Heart Involvement) Increased bleeding tendency Loss of muscle mass Low Urine (kidney Involvement) Darkening of skin Bone weakness (Osteoporosis) Loss of sexual hair (Gonad involvement)   Usually, the initial complications are fluid collection and bleeding. Renal involvement is a sign of very advanced disease. Kidney involvement presents as hepatorenal syndrome (HRS

  Let’s Stop the Progression of Liver Disease Did you know that hepatitis simply means inflammation of the liver? What is autoimmune hepatitis? Autoimmune hepatitis is a condition in which your own white blood cells attack the liver and damage it. Under normal circumstances, white cells in our body protect us against invasion of foreign substances.  Sometimes, these white cells fail to identify liver as our own and they start damaging it. Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury and an important part of our healing, or immune, response. Think about when you get a cut or injury to your skin; the area around the wound becomes swollen or inflamed. Seeing the swelling is not the only way you experience the inflammatory phase; you may also experience pain, redness, or the wound may feel warm to the touch. Under the skin, your body is hard at work to stop the bleeding and prevent infection. Blood vessels near the wound widen, or dilate, making more room for special healing and r