Liver Diseases
Alcohol-related liver disease is caused by excessive consumption of alcohol and is a common, but preventable, disease. For most people, moderate drinking will not lead to the disease.
An autoimmune liver disease develops when your own immune system mistakes normal, healthy tissue for a foreign body. As a result, the immune system attacks healthy liver cells (as with AIH) or bile duct cells (PSC, PBC).
Many forms of liver disease come with varying forms of complications associated with its progression.
Diagnosing liver disease may involve liver function tests, a liver biopsy and more advanced forms of imaging.
Many people do not look or feel sick even though damage is happening to their liver. At a certain point damage can become irreversible and lead to liver failure, liver cancer, or death.
Learn high-level information about liver disease by browsing these different categories to find exactly what you need.
This website makes use of many medical terms to describe the wide variety of liver conditions, diseases, diagnoses, treatments and support. This page provides answers to many of the terms you may be less familiar with.
Find disease specific information, patient stories, videos, activities, educational resources and more! Access the online site as a parent, teen or child to view age-appropriate information.
Some diseases of the liver are much more uncommon and rare to occur, but when they do it takes a skilled team to diagnose and treat it.
Steatotic Liver Disease (Fatty Liver Disease) is when excess fat is stored inside liver cells, making it harder for the liver to function.
The Liver Health for Veterans Information Center includes timely information on early detection, lifestyle management, and helpful resources and tools.
Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation due to a viral infection. It may present in acute form as a recent infection with relatively rapid onset, or in chronic form.