Symptoms Of Cryoglobulinemia

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I usually get a lot of red blotches on my skin only when its really hot out or when i get super nervous and embarrased on my chest though? Could this hepatitis?...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

This would not be likely to be due to hepatitis. Hepatitis B can sometimes be associated with a rash, but usually in the setting of new infection. Uncommonly a patient with hepatitis B or C can develop a condition called cryoglobulinemia, which can... Read more »

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Does Cryoglobulinemia in anyway make and HCV antibody more difficult to detect???Thanks... Read more »

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Hiv Neg/mycobacterial infecion

I went through the Hep-C treatment and am still having so much pain, on a scale of 1-10 a good 10... Read more »

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New Theory Suggests How Hepatitis C May Cause Rare Immune Disease

Of the hepatitis alphabet, the C variant may be the nastiest. In 1990, researchers observed that most patients with hepatitis C also develop a rare autoimmune disease called mixed cryoglobulinemia, a condition that frequently leads to cancer,... Read more »

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