Mar 10, 2024 · Hepatitis C affects your liver the most, but it can cause problems with other body parts, too, including your skin. Bumps, rashes, and itchy spots may be the first signs you notice of this...

Feb 27, 2023 · Hepatitis C rashes are largely secondary to an immune response to the virus or to treatment. Urticaria (hives) is the most common rash linked to acute hepatitis C. Hives present in the form of...

Oct 3, 2022 · If you've recently been exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV), the most common rash you may experience is urticaria, also known as hives. Urticaria causes raised, red, itchy welts that can come and go during the initial (acute) stage of infection and may even persist during the secondary (chronic) stage of infection.

Skin changes in acute viral hepatitis can be nonspecific such as the itch secondary to jaundice. Chronic viral hepatitis can cause progressive liver failure and skin changes due to cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Skin changes seen with viral hepatitis can be due to:

Aug 2, 2022 · Most people with hepatitis C develop debilitating rashes. The different skin manifestations include jaundice, porphyria cutanea tarda, lichen planus, necrolytic acral erythema, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, and urticaria.

Jan 23, 2019 · Hepatitis C can cause many symptoms including skin issues such as jaundice, itching, and blood spots. Other symptoms may also be present. Learn how to identify a hepatitis C rash here.

Aug 31, 2018 · Jaundice is when the skin and the whites of the eyes (sclera) turn yellow. This happens when there’s too much bilirubin (yellow pigment) in the blood. Bilirubin is a byproduct of broken-down red...