Liver disease can be fatal and is often referred to as a silent killer because it can have no symptoms until it is too late.

Cirrhosis is the severe scarring or fibrosis of the liver. It happens in the late stage of liver disease and other conditions that involve liver damage. The scarring that occurs with cirrhosis is ...

Also, small red or purple spots known as petechiae may develop on the skin ... is often associated with chronic liver diseases such as cirrhosis and can be indicative of advanced liver damage.