Liver Disease Symptoms

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Liver disease symptoms can occur in the setting of many different illnesses. Liver disease can be associated with dysfunction of the liver cells (hepatocytes), obstruction of the ducts of the liver, infection of the liver, and malignancy of the liver.

Liver disease symptoms can include pain in the right upper abdomen, jaundice, abdominal swelling, weakness, loss of muscle mass, testicular atrophy, ascites, icteric sclera, and lower extremity swelling.

Other liver disease symptoms can include bruising, spider angiomas, gynecomastia, esophageal varices, bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract, asthenia, decreased appetite, dark-colored urine, light-colored stools, and a flapping tremor. Patients with severe liver disease will eventually develop hepatic encephalopathy characterized by mental status changes with increased somnolence, and confusion.

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Liver Disease symptoms often do not lead directly to the underlying diagnosis and many symptoms can be misleading.  Please review all concerns and information found on this website with your health care provider.