Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis
Also known as: Other specified hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis
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In short
Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver where scar tissue forms because of injury or long-term disease. Scar tissue cannot do what healthy liver tissue does, which includes to make protein, help fight infections, clean the blood, help digest food, and store energy. The condition can lead to easy bruising or bleeding, swelling of the abdomen or legs, extra sensitivity to medicines, high blood pressure in the vein entering the liver, enlarged veins called varices, kidney failure, jaundice, severe itching, gallstones, and liver cancer. Nothing will make the scar tissue disappear, but treating the cause can keep it from getting worse, and a liver transplant may be considered if too much scar tissue forms.
Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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Description
Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver. Scar tissue forms because of injury or long-term disease. Scar tissue cannot do what healthy liver tissue does - make protein, help fight infections, clean the blood, help digest food and store energy. Cirrhosis can lead to :
- Easy bruising or bleeding, or nosebleeds
- Swelling of the abdomen or legs
- Extra sensitivity to medicines
- High blood pressure in the vein entering the liver
- Enlarged veins called varices in the esophagus and stomach. Varices can bleed suddenly.
- Kidney failure
- Jaundice
- Severe itching
- Gallstones
A small number of people with cirrhosis get liver cancer.
Your doctor will diagnose cirrhosis with blood tests, imaging tests, or a biopsy.
Cirrhosis has many causes. In the United States, the most common causes are chronic alcoholism and hepatitis. Nothing will make the scar tissue disappear, but treating the cause can keep it from getting worse. If too much scar tissue forms, you may need to consider a liver transplant.
NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Related terms in the cited sources
Medicines with an official indication for this condition
- Resmetirom Treatment
- Semaglutide Treatment
- Spironolactone Treatment
In alphabetical order.
Next to it in ICD-10
- K66Other disorders of the peritoneum
- K67Peritoneal disorders in infectious diseases
- K70Alcohol-related liver disease
- K80Gallstones
- K81Inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis)
- K82Other gallbladder diseases
Neighbouring codes in the classification, not a medical link.
External resources
Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis?
K74 (WHO, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision).
What is the ICD-11 code for Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis?
DB93.Y: Other specified hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis (WHO, ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics).
Sources and attribution
- ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, © World Health Organization, licensed under CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO.
- Names other than the official source titles: Anpheros translations and plain-language names, made with AI assistance and checked automatically; the source names are in English.
- Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA) — EPAR. © European Medicines Agency.
- ICD-10 codes and titles © World Health Organization. Source: WHO, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (2019).
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