1. Name: Wilma Joy T. Baludo Date: Dec. 19, 2012
Year and Section: BSN-IIA Module 2
Cirrhosis is caused by scar tissue that forms in your liver in response to damage that occurs repeatedly
over many years.
A number of causes of liver damage
A wide variety of diseases and conditions can damage the liver and lead to cirrhosis, including:
 Age
 Chronic alcohol abuse
 Hepatitis B
 Hepatitis C
 Cystic fibrosis
 Destruction of the bile ducts (primary biliary cirrhosis)
 Fat that accumulates in the liver (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease)
 Hardening and scarring of the bile ducts (primary sclerosing cholangitis)
 Inability to process sugars in milk (galactosemia)
 Iron buildup in the body (hemochromatosis)
 Liver disease caused by your body's immune system (autoimmune hepatitis)
 Parasite common in developing countries (schistosomiasis)
 Poorly formed bile ducts (biliary atresia)
 Problems storing and releasing energy your cells need to function (glycogen storage disease)
 Too much copper accumulated in the liver (Wilson's disease)
 Severe adverse reactions to prescription drugs, such as isoniazid and methotrexate
 Chronic exposure to environmental toxins such as arsenic
 Severe excesses of vitamin A