Like many others, I have been going on with my life after Hep C. But after a recent visit to the Dermatologist, symptoms that I once viewed as part of the aging process, now seem to indicate a manifestation of liver damage due to Hep C.
"Pruritus due to liver disease is particularly resistant to therapy. Cholestyramine (Questran) 4 g/day, gradually increased to 24 g/day, is one option. If the pruritus does not respond or the patient cannot tolerate cholestyramine, rifampin (Rifadin) can be tried.
Spider angiomas, Bier spots, and “paper-money” skin are all superficial vascular problems that may be related to liver disease.
Cutaneous lesions often accompany cirrhosis and have been detected in up to 43% of people with chronic alcoholism. The combination of spider angiomas, palmar erythema, and Dupuytren contracture is common in cirrhosis.
Although porphyria cutanea tarda is associated with liver disease in general, recent studies show that patients with hepatitis C are at particularly high risk."
This is from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
What do you think?