EMQ: 13
Causes of cirrhosis of the liver
a)
Haemochromatosis
b)
Wilson’s disease
c)
Primary biliary cirrhosis
d)
Osler-Rendu-Weber syndrome
e)
Alcohol
f)
Methotrexate
g)
Cardiac cirrhosis
h)
Budd-Chiari syndrome
i)
Alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency
j)
Cystic fibrosis
Match the physical signs below to the cause of cirrhosis
listed above
1) Parotid enlargement and Dupuytren’s contracture
2) Clubbing, coarse crepitations at both lung bases
3) A middle-aged female with xanthelasma
4) Breathlessness, ankle oedema and a raised jugular
venous pressure
5) Multiple telangiectasiae around the lips