Back to Basics in Cirrhosis of Liver

It is well said and proven in literature that important causes of cirrhosis of liver include alcohol intake, metabolic associated fatty liver disease and chronic hepatitis B and C. Less important causes include autoimmune and congenital liver disease, Wilson's and alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency disease.There can occur gradual progression from chronic hepatitis to cirrhosis and in certain cases can further reach stage of hepatocellular carcinoma.It is said that good clinician can recognize a cirrhotic patient from a distance, as he walks in for consultation, by certain characteristic clinical features associated with cirrhosis of liver.In this article, we have tried to highlight the same.