Hepatitis C. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scan (frontal view) of a 58 year old woman with chronic hepatitis C,an infection of the liver. Hepatitis C is a virus that infects liver cells,causing degeneration and scarring (cirrhosis). It is transmitted by blood-to-blood contact. The liver (top left) has atrophied (shrunk),and the spleen (top right) is enlarged,a condition called splenomegaly. There is also a collection of fluid in the abdominal wall,around the intestines below the liver and spleen. Life expectancy at this stage depends on how well the patient responds to treatment | |
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