EXTRAHEPATIC MANIFESTATIONS IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C
Abstract:
Chronic hepatitis C is a frequently encountered problem worldwide, the number of infected
individuals is high and continues to be, becoming a public health problem. In Romania, there are nearly
1 million persons infected with hepatitis C virus, the magnitude of its spread being related to specific
risk factors. Among the hepatic manifestations, in chronic hepatitis C, there also occur other
extrahepatic manifestations, such as mixed cryoglobulinemia (sometimes, associated with
membranoproliferative glomerulo-nephritis), as well as other endocrine manifestations (diabetes
mellitus, hypothyroidism), haematological manifestations – aplastic anemia, thrombocytopenia purpura,
lymphomas. In accordance with recent studies, lichen planus, chronic urticaria, corneal ulceration,
uveitis and lung fibrosis represent other extrahepatic manifestations. These manifestations are rare.
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