An Observational Study of Skin Manifestations in Chronic Liver Disease Patients Attending Tertiary Care Centre.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
The skin being the largest organ of the body, often provides a clue to the underlying systemic diseases, and hence cutaneous manifestations of systemic diseases are frequently encountered by dermatologists. The liver is the second largest organ of the body, and liver dysfunction often results in changes in the body's largest organ, the skin. The present study was aimed to study the cutaneous manifestations of chronic Liver Disease. Materials and method: this study was conducted in the tertiary care centre of Jharkhand. 100 patients were included in the study after fullfilling the exclusion and inclusion criteria. Results: 100 patients who was diagnosed with hepatobiliary disease were included, out of which 69 patients were males and 31 patients were females. The most common cause of chronic liver disease was alcoholic hepatitis seen in 85% followed by drug induced hepatitis 5%, hepatitis B,C infections 4% and unkown etiology 6%. The commonest skin manifestation was pigmentation in form of icterus seen in 82% patients, followed by xerosis 63%, excoriations 45%, clubbing 39%, palmer erythema & spider nevi 32% and hair loss 21%. Conclusion: the common cutaneous manifestations in chronic liver disease patients were pigmentation, xerosis, nail abnormalities , hair changes and palmer erythema.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Alok Tirkey, Dr. Soumya Priyadarshini Tirkey, Dr. Umesh Prasad
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