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.

How do members experience polycystic liver disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with polycystic liver disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for polycystic liver disease*

Who has polycystic liver disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 19
50s 33
60s 32
70+ 16

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 93

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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

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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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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Got a question about living with polycystic liver disease? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has polycystic liver disease on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 66 say polycystic liver disease is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 19
50s 33
60s 32
70+ 16
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 4
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 4
50-59 years 3
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 93

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 31
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from polycystic liver disease patients who have completed their condition history
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