Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis
Inflammation
- Hepatitis B (15 percent)
- Hepatitis C (47 percent)
- Schistosomiasis
- Autoimmune (types 1, 2, 3)
- Sarcoidosis
Toxic
- Alcohol (18 percent)
- Methotrexate
Genetic/congenital
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- α1-antitrypsin deficiency
- Hemochromatosis
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Wilson disease
Congestive heart failure (chronic passive congestion)
Venoocclusive disease (Budd-Chiari syndrome)
Unknown (14 percent)
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