Good morning I am sorry to hear about the illhealth of your mother Liver cirrhosis with dermatomyositis indicate that she may be suffering from autoimmune hepatitis. She may need life long steroids +/- azathioprine (immunosuppresant) for her disease Depending on the stage, cirrhosis of liver may have multiple manifestations like swelling of the body, bleeding, low protein, abdominal swelling, renal failure, disorientation, poor sleep, jaundice etc and each one of these symptoms needs to be treated separately So I would suggest you take her to meet a gastroenterologist for futher evaluation and treatment Hope this would answer your question Would be happy to answer your further questions Wish you a speedy recovery