Wijewantha Hasitha S
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Provincial General Hospital, Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol. 2017 Jan-Jun;7(1):78-81. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1217. Epub 2017 May 5.
Liver disease in Sri Lanka is mainly due to alcoholic liver disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In contrast to other South Asian countries, the prevalence of hepatitis B and C is low in Sri Lanka and prevalence of hepatitis A is intermediate. The few reported cases of hepatitis E in Sri Lanka are mainly in people who have traveled to neighboring South Asian countries. Wilson's disease, autoimmune hepatitis, hemochromatosis, drug-induced liver disease, and primary biliary cirrhosis are recognized causes of liver disease in Sri Lanka. Pyogenic and amebic liver abscesses and dengue infection are the other causes of liver disease. Some of the commonly used plants as traditional herbal medicine in Sri Lanka have been shown to have deleterious effects on the liver in animal studies. Considering the high popularity of traditional herbal medicine in the country, it is likely that herbal medicine is an etiological factor for liver disease in Sri Lanka, but no published data are available. Address reprint requests to: Wijewantha HS. Liver Disease in Sri Lanka. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(1):78-81.
斯里兰卡的肝脏疾病主要归因于酒精性肝病和非酒精性脂肪性肝病。与其他南亚国家不同，斯里兰卡的乙型和丙型肝炎患病率较低，甲型肝炎患病率处于中等水平。斯里兰卡少数报告的戊型肝炎病例主要见于前往南亚邻国旅行的人。威尔逊氏病、自身免疫性肝炎、血色素沉着症、药物性肝病和原发性胆汁性肝硬化是斯里兰卡公认的肝脏疾病病因。化脓性和阿米巴性肝脓肿以及登革热感染是肝脏疾病的其他病因。在动物研究中，斯里兰卡一些常用作传统草药的植物已被证明对肝脏有有害影响。鉴于传统草药在该国广受欢迎，草药很可能是斯里兰卡肝脏疾病的一个病因，但尚无公开数据。重印请求地址：Wijewantha HS。《斯里兰卡的肝脏疾病》。《欧亚肝脏胃肠病学杂志》2017年；7(1)：78 - 81。
