A person with liver disease has a liver that does not function properly. The liver helps convert food into energy, helps digest food, and removes toxins, such as alcohol, from the bloodstream.

The most common type of liver disease is inflammation of the liver, called hepatitis. Liver disease may also be caused by toxins or medications. Cirrhosis is a term used to describe liver failure due to liver disease.

Types of hepatitis include:

• Alcoholic hepatitis
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C

Other forms of liver disease include:

• Cirrhosis
• Liver cancer
• Reye syndrome
• Wilson disease
• Hemochromatosis