causes of chronic liver disease

sign and symptoms

   Signs and symptoms of liver problems include:

• Discolored skin and eyes that appear yellowish
• Abdominal pain and swelling
• Itchy skin that doesn't seem to go away
• Dark urine color
• Pale stool color
• Bloody or tar-colored stool
• Chronic fatigue
• Nausea
• Loss of appetite

 Causes of chronic liver disease
 
The list of conditions associated with chronic liver disease is extensive and can be categorised in the following way:
 
Viral causes

• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
• Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)

Toxic and drugs

• Alcoholic liver disease
• Amiodarone
• Methotrexate
• Nitrofurantoin

Metabolic

• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
• Haemochromatosis
• Wilson's Disease

Autoimmune

• Autoimmune Chronic Hepatitis
• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Others

• Right heart failure