Which description correctly identifies a cause of cirrhosis as stated?

Which description correctly identifies a cause of cirrhosis as stated?

• A. Alcoholic fatty liver disease only
• B. Viral hepatitis exclusively
• C. Alcohol-induced hepatitis leading to liver scarring
• D. Non-alcoholic obesity-related disease

Answer: (C)

Cirrhosis results from chronic liver injury that leads to scar tissue and distortion of the liver’s architecture, so the description that links ongoing inflammation from alcohol to liver scarring best captures how it develops. Prolonged alcohol exposure can cause hepatitis (inflammation) in the liver, and over time this inflammatory process activates fibrous tissue formation, producing the dense scar tissue that defines cirrhosis. Other options describe related liver conditions or specific risk factors, but they don’t directly describe the process that leads to cirrhosis in a single, comprehensive way.

Cirrhosis results from chronic liver injury that leads to scar tissue and distortion of the liver’s architecture, so the description that links ongoing inflammation from alcohol to liver scarring best captures how it develops. Prolonged alcohol exposure can cause hepatitis (inflammation) in the liver, and over time this inflammatory process activates fibrous tissue formation, producing the dense scar tissue that defines cirrhosis.

Other options describe related liver conditions or specific risk factors, but they don’t directly describe the process that leads to cirrhosis in a single, comprehensive way.