Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition

Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition 3(2+1)

Lesson 25:Cirrhosis

Symptoms

• Jaundice
• Circulatory changes - reddening of the palms (palmar erythema)
• Endocrine changes - loss of libido and hair loss
• Bruising symptoms may relate to portal hypertension bleeding in the veins, enlarged spleen etc.