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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
Approximately 70%–80% of people with acute Hepatitis C do not have any symptoms. If symptoms occur, the average time is 6–7 weeks after exposure, but this can range from 2 weeks to 6 months. However, many people infected with the hepatitis C virus do not develop symptoms. Some people, however, can have mild to severe symptoms soon after being infected, including:<ref name="pmid20521755">{{cite journal| author=Wilkins T, Malcolm JK, Raina D, Schade RR| title=Hepatitis C: diagnosis and treatment. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2010 | volume= 81 | issue= 11 | pages= 1351-7 | pmid=20521755 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20521755 }} </ref> | |||
*[[Fever]] | *[[Fever]] | ||
*[[Fatigue]] | *[[Fatigue]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Anorexia]] | ||
*[[Nausea]] | *[[Nausea]] | ||
*[[Vomiting]] | *[[Vomiting]] | ||
*Abdominal pain | *Abdominal pain | ||
*Dark urine | *Dark urine | ||
*Clay-colored | *Clay-colored stools | ||
*[[ | *[[Arthralgia]] | ||
*[[Jaundice]] | *[[Jaundice]], icterus | ||
Most people with chronic | Most people with chronic hepatitis C do not have any symptoms. Patients usually present in late disease due to the manifestations of liver cirrhosis with is a common complication seen in 10-20% of patients with chronic HCV. In asymptomatic patients, hepatitis C is often detected following abnormal liver function tests.<ref name="pmid20521755">{{cite journal| author=Wilkins T, Malcolm JK, Raina D, Schade RR| title=Hepatitis C: diagnosis and treatment. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2010 | volume= 81 | issue= 11 | pages= 1351-7 | pmid=20521755 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20521755 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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History and Symptoms
Approximately 70%–80% of people with acute Hepatitis C do not have any symptoms. If symptoms occur, the average time is 6–7 weeks after exposure, but this can range from 2 weeks to 6 months. However, many people infected with the hepatitis C virus do not develop symptoms. Some people, however, can have mild to severe symptoms soon after being infected, including:[1]
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Anorexia
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Dark urine
- Clay-colored stools
- Arthralgia
- Jaundice, icterus
Most people with chronic hepatitis C do not have any symptoms. Patients usually present in late disease due to the manifestations of liver cirrhosis with is a common complication seen in 10-20% of patients with chronic HCV. In asymptomatic patients, hepatitis C is often detected following abnormal liver function tests.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilkins T, Malcolm JK, Raina D, Schade RR (2010). "Hepatitis C: diagnosis and treatment". Am Fam Physician. 81 (11): 1351–7. PMID 20521755.