symptoms of chronic liver disease

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Chronic liver disease in the clinical context is a disease process of the liver that involves a process of progressive destruction and regeneratio n of the liver parenchyma leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Liver disease includes the following conditions: Cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver Infl ammatio n (he pati tis) from infe ctio us (hep atit is B,  hep atit is C) or non- infectious causes (chemical or autoimmune hepatitis) Tumors, benign and malignant (liver cancer) Metabolic disorders Symptoms of Chronic liver disease

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