What causes liver failure?

Liver failure generally refers to liver failure. There are many causes of liver failure, such as hepatitis virus, other pathogen infections, drug factors, etc.

1. Hepatitis virus

infected patients with hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus may cause liver failure due to long-term damage to liver cells.

2. Other pathogens infected with

cytomegalovirus, enterovirus, herpes virus, etc. may damage the liver and cause liver failure.

3. Drug factors

Long-term use of anti-tuberculosis drugs, anti-tumor drugs, anti-metabolic drugs and other drugs with hepatotoxicity can also directly act on the liver, affecting the normal physiological activities of the liver, leading to liver failure.