Soliman, A., El hawari, S., Refaey, M., Ahmed, N., Emara, M. (2012). Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus: An Extending List. Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2(1), 36-53. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2012.15811
Amira Soliman; Soha El hawari; Mohamed Refaey; Nabila Ahmed; Mohamed Emara. "Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus: An Extending List". Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2, 1, 2012, 36-53. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2012.15811
Soliman, A., El hawari, S., Refaey, M., Ahmed, N., Emara, M. (2012). 'Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus: An Extending List', Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2(1), pp. 36-53. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2012.15811
Soliman, A., El hawari, S., Refaey, M., Ahmed, N., Emara, M. Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus: An Extending List. Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2012; 2(1): 36-53. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2012.15811
Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus: An Extending List
1Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
2Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus is a hepato-lymphotropic virus that was also detected in various organs of the body. Furthermore, this form of infection may be presented for the first time by an extrahepatic manifestation. Different extrahepatic manifestations for hepatitis C was described; these extend from strong associations as in mixed cryoglobulinemia to others were anecdotal finding as vitiligo was reported. The list of extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis C is extending. In this review we tried to shade the light on this expanding list.