According to the pathogenesis, liver disease types can be divided into viral liver disease and non-viral liver disease:
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What are the types of liver diseases? What are the symptoms of liver disease? |
Non-viral liver diseases include the following:
- Alcoholic liver disease: It is a liver injury disease caused by long-term heavy drinking (drinking alcohol).
- Drug or toxic liver disease: Toxic hepatitis is a liver disease caused by chemical poisons (such as phosphorus, arsenic, carbon tetrachloride, etc.), drugs or biotoxins.
- Metabolic abnormal liver disease: liver disease caused by poor metabolism of certain substances in the body.
- Fatty liver disease: refers to a lesion of excessive accumulation of fat in liver cells due to various reasons. It leads to an increase in the fat content of liver cells, which may be caused by alcoholism, diabetes, excessive blood fat, and overweight.