Liver damage

Japanese: 肝臓障害 - かんぞうしょうがい
Liver damage

...There is cirrhosis that develops primarily from hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis that occurs through a non-viral autoimmune mechanism.
[Cirrhosis of the liver]
Extremely advanced liver damage (diffuse liver disease). In Japan, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and alcoholic liver disease each account for 30% of cases, while the remaining 10% are due to special causes such as parasites, Banti's syndrome, and Wilson's disease.

*Some of the terms that refer to "liver damage" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…主として肝炎から進展した肝硬変症と,非ウイルス性の自己免疫性の機序によって起こる原発性胆汁性肝硬変がある。
【肝硬変症cirrhosis of the liver】
 極度に進んだ肝臓障害(瀰漫(びまん)性肝障害)。日本では,B型肝炎,C型肝炎,アルコール性肝障害が原因の各30%ずつを占め,残りの10%は寄生虫やバンチ症候群,ウィルソン病など特殊な原因による。…

※「肝臓障害」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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