Common Signs And Symptoms Of Liver Damage

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Complications of Liver Disease

Hopkins Medicine

While gallstone disease and some viral infections can be treated, most liver diseases can only be managed but not cured. Since your liver is responsible for many critical functions that affect several organs in your body, liver disease and failure may cause a number of complications, including abnormal bleeding, decreased cognitive function, gallstones, impaired protein synthesis, increased risk of infection, malnutrition, and weight loss. Other complications include hepatic encephalopathy which refers to a decline in brain function resulting from severe liver disease and portal hypertension caused by an obstruction in the blood flow through the liver.

Complications of liver disease may vary, depending on the underlying cause of your liver problems. Immediately seek medical attention when you observe symptoms because when left untreated, liver disease may progress to liver failure.