PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ali, Aman
AU  - Zein, Nizar N.
TI  - Hepatitis C infection: A systemic disease with extrahepatic manifestations
DP  - 2005 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 1005--1019
VI  - 72
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/11/1005.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/11/1005.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2005 Nov 01; 72
AB  - Mixed cryoglobulinemia, renal syndromes, lymphoproliferative disorders, Sjögren syndrome, porphyria cutanea tarda, and neuropathies are all strongly associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Diabetes, thyroid disease, and the presence of autoantibodies in the serum are also linked to HCV, but less strongly. The pathophysiologic basis for most of these syndromes seems immunologic. Cirrhosis and chronic HCV infection seem to be risk factors.