Hep C & skin

[kookie236]

Is there anyone with Hep C experienced their legs turning dark purplish and having skin lesion?

[Dee1956]

Thank you!  My problem is gone as if the HCV
In fact my legs are clearing up, something I was told would never happen as the spots blotches were iron stains.
Thinking of you
Dee

[Advocate1955]

Hi kookie236,

I think we are getting a little confused because you've posted your question/similar question in several different threads.  

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/Hep-c--chronic-cirrhosis-of-liver--chronic-venous-insuffciency/show/1773492#post_8152305

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/H

It would be helpful if you were able to keep your replies in one thread, so that we have all of the information in one place.

In re-reading your other threads, I see now that your husband has a history of veinous insufficiency.  Since it appears that he also has Hep C and Cirrhosis, my recommendation is to make sure that he is under the care of a good hepatologist.  I think that he should focus on treating his Hep C, which is damaging his liver.  The purple spots, lesions, and swelling in his legs could be due to his Hep C and Cirrhosis.  Since he's been treated for veinous insufficiency before, they could also be a reoccurence of his veinous insufficiency, which could also be complicated by edema, poor circulation, and his Cirrhosis.  

If he has open lesions, he is at risk for non-healing wounds and infection.

He should get in to see a hepatologist to follow up on his Hep C and Cirrhosis, and if the hepatologist thinks the problem with his legs is circulatory, then he should ask for a referral to a vascular specialist.

Advocate1955

[Advocate1955]

My husband, who has Hep C, had purple spots, puffy veins, bruises and wounds that wouldn't heal well, pain in his lower legs, etc.  This was after he failed SOC in 2007.  He was referred to a vein specialist and was diagnosed with veinous insufficiency.  Blood would flow down to his feet, but then on the way back up, the vein wasn't strong enough to support the blood flow up, and blood would back up and "pool".  He had surgery on both legs to stop blood from flowing in the veins that weren't working correctly so that blood would flow into deeper veins that would work and support the blood flow back up the leg.  The surgeon said that without that surgery, the condition would worsen and he would have more and more bruising and wounds that wouldn't heal.  I don't know if this is what you might have.
He also developed spots and lesions after his second Hep C treatment in 2010.  These purple spots and lesions were different than the ones he previously had that I mentioned up above.  His hepatologist thought it could be cryoglobulinemia and sent him to a dermatologist to check that out.  The dermatologist ruled cryoglobulinemia out and said that these purple spots and lesions were either a side effect of the treatment that he was on at that time or a side effect of his Hep C.  They went away after he completed that treatment, so it must have been a side effect of treatment.
I would definitely encourage you to follow up with your doctor and get it checked out as soon as you can.
Advocate1955

[Dee1956]

Hi I had purple spots, lesions what ever they are called.
It was from cyroglobulinemia
I was told the only way to get rid of it was to treat the HCV
For me, treatment was the only answer the cyro would break out from ankles to knees, then the pain would start.  It started out as red dots, when I relapsed from the first treatment it came back even worse and they were huge.