Patient's question:
My wife was diagnosed with twin pregnancy and abnormal liver function, but it's not caused by hepatitis or fatty liver disease. Is this serious? Can she receive more conservative liver-protecting treatment using some medications?Doctor's answer:
Long-term or repeated exposure to arsenic-containing insecticides, carbon tetrachloride, yellow phosphorus, chloroform, etc., or long-term use of certain drugs such as budesonide, isoniazid, cinnarizine, tetracycline, methotrexate, and methyldopa, can lead to toxic or drug-induced hepatitis, which may further progress to cirrhosis. Aflatoxin can also cause toxic damage to liver cells, leading to cirrhosis.Advice: Avoid high-salt diets and pickled foods.