Cryptogenic cirrhosis, an ambiguity of a diagnosis a case report of progressive cirrhosis of undetermined cause

• Main Authors: Alvin Oliver Payus, Justin Leow Wen Hsiang, Ong Hui Yun, Neeraj Vinayakumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: University of the Philippines Manila 2021
• Subjects: QM1-695 Human anatomy; RC799-869 Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30762/1/Cryptogenic%20cirrhosis%2C%20an%20ambiguity%20of%20a%20diagnosis%20a%20case%20report%20of%20progressive%20cirrhosis%20of%20undetermined%20cause-ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30762/2/Cryptogenic%20cirrhosis%2C%20an%20ambiguity%20of%20a%20diagnosis%20a%20case%20report%20of%20progressive%20cirrhosis%20of%20undetermined%20cause.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30762/; https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/1747; https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.1747

Cirrhosis is the result of chronic liver disease due to a variety of causes. It is deemed to be cryptogenic when the leading cause cannot be identified despite extensive laboratory, radiological and pathological investigations. The prevalence of cryptogenic cirrhosis diagnosis has been dramatically...