2023年8月23日 · Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver swelling, called inflammation. Hepatitis C can lead to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) spreads through contact with blood that has the virus in it. Newer antiviral medicines are the treatment of choice for most people with the ongoing, called chronic, hepatitis C infection.

2024年4月6日 · The only effective treatment for people with end-stage liver disease is a liver transplant. Chronic hepatitis C virus is the most frequent cause of liver transplantation in the United States. Most people who receive liver transplants for hepatitis C survive for at least five years after their transplants, but almost always hepatitis C virus ...

2023年8月23日 · Having a liver transplant might be an option for serious liver damage from chronic hepatitis C infection. During a liver transplant, a surgeon removes the damaged liver and replaces it with a healthy liver. Most transplanted livers come from dead donors. A small number come from living donors who donate a part of their livers.

2024年10月4日 · If testing shows that you have hepatitis B, see a liver specialist called a hepatologist before you start these medicines. Other conditions. People with chronic hepatitis B may develop kidney disease or inflammation of blood vessels. Prevention. The hepatitis B vaccine is the main way to prevent infection with HBV. The vaccine is given as two ...

2023年11月9日 · It's the final stage of alcoholic liver disease. Other factors that can be involved with alcoholic hepatitis include: Other types of liver disease. Alcoholic hepatitis can make chronic liver diseases worse. For instance, if you have hepatitis C and drink, even a little, you're more likely to get liver scarring than if you don't drink. Lack of ...

2021年3月26日 · In this study, 34 patients with end-stage liver disease and a median Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score of 20 received grafts from 20 donors who were HCV viremic and 14 donors who were HCV non-viremic between January 2018 and September 2019, including seven from donors who were cardiac-dead and six with simultaneous liver-kidney ...

2023年2月11日 · Ongoing viral hepatitis (hepatitis B, C and D). Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition in which fat accumulates in the liver. Hemochromatosis, a condition that causes iron buildup in the body. Autoimmune hepatitis, which is a liver disease caused by the body's immune system. Destruction of the bile ducts caused by primary biliary ...

2024年5月8日 · Autoimmune hepatitis is a liver disease that happens when the body's immune system attacks the liver. This can cause swelling, irritation and damage to the liver. The exact cause of autoimmune hepatitis is unclear, but genetic and environmental factors appear to interact over time to trigger the disease.

2023年8月23日 · Liver transplant, Post-transplant long-term care, Pre-transplant evaluation, Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Cirrhosi... s, Liver problems, Hepatitis C, Primary sclerosing cholangitis, Hepatitis B, Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver cancer, Alcoholic hepatitis, Autoimmune hepatitis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Primary biliary ...

2024年7月2日 · Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. The virus is one of several types of hepatitis viruses that cause liver inflammation and affect your liver's ability to function. You're most likely to get hepatitis A from contaminated food or water or from close contact with a person or object that's infected.