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Disease
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Cirrhosis is among
the top ten causes of death in the United states. Although alcohol
abuse is the leading cause it's not the only one.
| Alcoholic
liver disease |
60-70% |
| Post viral hepatitis |
10% |
| Various forms of biliary
disease |
5-10% |
| Hemochromatosis |
5% |
| Wilson's disease |
small |
| Alpha-1Antitrypsin deficiency |
small |
So-called "cryptogenic cirrhosis"
(In other
words, we don't know what did it.) |
10-15% |
So what the heck is cirrhosis?
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