The causes of swelling in the liver area are mostly seen in chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver tumor and other diseases.
1. Chronic hepatitis: it is mainly caused by infection of hepatitis virus, long-term alcohol consumption, or taking drugs with high toxicity to liver. When liver function abnormality occurs, the symptoms of swelling and pain in the liver area are obvious.
2. Cirrhosis: it is the final stage of liver disease, which can be manifested as distension and pain in the liver area, abdominal distension and fatigue.
3. Liver tumors: including benign and malignant tumors, both of which may produce the clinical manifestation of liver distension and pain.
4. Biliary diseases: cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, biliary tract infections and other biliary diseases, the onset of which is close to the liver area, so the patients may also show distension and pain in the liver area.
5. Other diseases: such as right rib fracture, pneumothorax, pneumonia, pyothorax and other diseases, the onset of the site is also close to the liver area, so it may also be manifested as distension of the liver area, and should be identified.
The symptoms of distension in the liver area should go to the regular hospital in time, after clarifying the etiology of standardization, if you need to use medication, you should follow the doctor’s instructions.