What symptom is liver cirrhosis?

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People with different causes of liver cirrhosis will also be different. The early symptoms of liver cirrhosis are not easy to be found. In this case, I think the mood is the same. When the liver damage exceeds 70%, the obvious symptoms will appear. Therefore, the progress of liver cirrhosis is often silent, which is difficult to find in the early stage. However, the early stage of liver cirrhosis is not without trace. To understand the following manifestations of liver cirrhosis, we can make early diagnosis and treatment of liver cirrhosis. So, what are the signs of cirrhosis? Let's take a look at the following.

What symptom is liver cirrhosis?

Symptom 1: thin face, dark face: more than 1 / 3 of patients with chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis, their face, the skin around the orbit is darker than before, the face is thin and withered, the cheek has small blood vessels dilation, dry lips, this is "liver disease face". Due to the decrease of liver function, melanin production increased.

Symptom 2: breast swelling, testicular contraction: the liver plays an important role in the balance of human blood sex hormones. Due to the increase of estrogen and decrease of androgen in patients with liver cirrhosis, breast enlargement, distending pain and testicular atrophy can be seen in men. For women, liver cirrhosis when sex hormone disorders, will also cause menstrual disorders, breast shrinkage, pubic hair rare.

Symptom 3: spider nevus, cinnabar palm: cirrhotic patients often appear some dilated skin arterioles on the face, neck, chest, shoulder, forearm and back of hand. There are branch like branches radiating around. The shape is like spiders. They are bright red. Pressing the center of the nevus with a pen tip, a big needle or a thin stick can make the nevus and its surrounding branches disappear. This is spider Nevus. This is also due to the decline of liver function.

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Spider nevus, to some extent, can be used as a marker of chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, but it is not specific. Spider nevus can also be seen in about 40% of normal women during menstruation or pregnancy; in addition, spider nevus can also be seen in patients with wind and sun, frequent drinking, vitamin B deficiency, rheumatoid arthritis, and a few healthy people.