Prevalence of hypothyroidism in Liver Cirrhosis among Indian patients
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Cirrhosis and chronic liver failure are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the whole the world –with the majority of preventable cases attributed to excessive alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Cirrhosis often is an indolent disease. Most patients remain a symptomatic unit the occurrence of decomposition, characterized by ascites, Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy or variceal bleeding from portal hypertension.
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