[The clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of chronic liver diseases (a lecture)].

The lecture is devoted to the important scientific trends in study of chronic liver diseases (CLD): pathomorphosis, the role of slow viruses and immunity in the pathogenesis. Three main genetically closely interlinked forms of CLD--hepatitis, hepatosis, cirrhosis--are considered. Principal methods of treatment in various forms of CLD are also described. The conclusion about necessity of further exploration of the problem is made.