Polycystic liver disease
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What is polycystic liver disease?
Polycystic Liver Disease is inherited either with liver cysts alone or with both liver and kidney cysts. The liver tissue becomes infused with cysts, resulting in a hardening of the liver texture.
Common symptoms reported by people with polycystic liver disease
Treatments taken by people for polycystic liver disease
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Compare treatments taken by people with polycystic liver disease
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Who has polycystic liver disease on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 50 say polycystic liver disease is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 2 | |
| 30s | 8 | |
| 40s | 6 | |
| 50s | 4 | |
| 60s | 8 | |
| 70+ | 18 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 3 | |
| 20-29 years | 4 | |
| 30-39 years | 1 | |
| 40-49 years | 1 | |
| 50-59 years | 3 | |
| 60-69 years | 1 | |
| 70+ years | 1 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 5 | |
| Female | 70 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 29 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 0 |