Complications that do not involve the liver develop in 1 to 2 percent of people with hepatitis C; the most common is cryoglobulinemia, which is marked by
- skin rashes, such as purpura, vasculitis, or urticaria
- joint and muscle aches
- kidney disease
- neuropathy
- cryoglobulins, rheumatoid factor, and low-complement levels in serum
Other complications of chronic hepatitis C are
- glomerulonephritis
- porphyria cutanea tarda
Diseases that are less well documented to be related to hepatitis C are
- seronegative arthritis
- keratoconjunctivitis sicca (Sjögren's syndrome)
- non-Hodgkin's type, B-cell lymphomas
- fibromyalgia
- lichen planus
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