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The hepatitis viruses all cause acute inflammation of the liver, and some infections related to hepatitis B and C may become chronic. READ MORE

Hepatitis

Who Treats Liver Disease?

Who Treats Liver Disease?

Understanding which clinicians treat liver disease can help you prepare

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Hepatitis C and Baby Boomers

Baby boomers are at increased risk for hepatitis C, so it's important to get tested and begin treatment as soon as possible.

¿Quién trata las enfermedades hepáticas?

¿Quién trata las enfermedades hepáticas?

Comprender qué profesionales clínicos tratan las enfermedades hepáticas puede ser útil para que te prepares

What You Need to Know About Liver Disease

What You Need to Know About Liver Disease

Learn how viruses, inflammation and autoimmune disorders can attack the body's largest internal organ

What You Need to Know About Liver Disease

Lo que debes saber sobre las enfermedades hepáticas

Entérate de cómo los virus, la inflamación y trastornos autoinmunitarios pueden atacar el órgano interno más grande del cuerpo

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What Is Primary Hyperoxaluria?

Primary hyperoxaluria is a group of rare genetic disorders — and frequent kidney stones may be the first sign. Learn more about PH.

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¿Qué es la hiperoxaluria primaria?

Cálculos renales podrían ser una señal de un trastorno infrecuente denominado hiperoxaluria primaria. Obtén información sobre este grupo de trastornos hereditarios.

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Living with Primary Hyperoxaluria

There’s no cure for primary hyperoxaluria, but early treatment can help slow down the progression to kidney disease

woman suffering from kidney pain, Hyperoxaluria

Vivir con hiperoxaluria primaria

No hay cura para la hiperoxaluria primaria, pero un tratamiento temprano puede ser útil para desacelerar el progreso a una enfermedad renal

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Treatment and Management of Primary Hyperoxaluria

Early treatment of primary hyperoxaluria may reduce kidney stones and slow damage

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Tratamiento y control de la hiperoxaluria primaria

Un tratamiento temprano de la hiperoxaluria primaria podría reducir los cálculos renales y frenar las lesiones

Courtney Nagle

My Son Won the Basketball Championship, then Passed 15 Kidney Stones

I teach math, and my son’s symptoms didn’t add up to anything I recognized. It was primary hyperoxaluria, an ultra-rare liver disease.

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Living with Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Learn more about PBC, an autoimmune condition that can cause itching and fatigue – and can lead to severe liver damage if left untreated

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