I found the information below at the Center for Disease Control website under the "Hepatitis C Information for Health Professionals" section. Okay, okay, I'm not a health professional but I read it anyway. http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/HCVfaq.htm#section1
Does chronic Hepatitis C affect only the liver?
A small percentage of persons with chronic HCV infection develop medical conditions due to Hepatitis C that are not limited to the liver. These conditions are thought to be attributable to the body's immune response to HCV infection. Such conditions can include
Diabetes mellitus, which occurs three times more frequently in HCV-infected persons
Glomerulonephritis, a type of kidney disease caused by inflammation of the kidney
Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia, a condition involving the presence of abnormal proteins in the blood
Porphyria cutanea tarda, an abnormality in heme production that causes skin fragility and blistering
Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, which might occur somewhat more frequently in HCV-infected persons
-- Edited by Isiscat2011 on Thursday 26th of June 2014 12:51:18 AM
I found the information below at the Center for Disease Control website under the "Hepatitis C Information for Health Professionals" section. Okay, okay, I'm not a health professional but I read it anyway. http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/HCVfaq.htm#section1
Does chronic Hepatitis C affect only the liver?
A small percentage of persons with chronic HCV infection develop medical conditions due to Hepatitis C that are not limited to the liver. These conditions are thought to be attributable to the body's immune response to HCV infection. Such conditions can include
-- Edited by Isiscat2011 on Thursday 26th of June 2014 12:51:18 AM