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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Acute HCV infection is often asymptomatic and may only manifest as [[fatigue]] and low grade [[fever]]. Patients with chronic infection may present late with signs of liver [[cirrhosis]] or may be diagnosed incidentally following an abnormal [[liver function test]] panel. | Acute HCV infection is often asymptomatic and may only manifest as [[fatigue]] and low grade [[fever]]. Patients with chronic infection may present late with signs of liver [[cirrhosis]] or may be diagnosed incidentally following an abnormal [[liver function test]] panel. | ||
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Approximately 70%–80% of people with acute Hepatitis C do not | Approximately 70%–80% of people with acute Hepatitis C do not develop any symptoms early in the disease course. 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> | ||
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*Abdominal pain | *[[Abdominal pain]] | ||
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*[[Arthralgia]] | *[[Arthralgia]] | ||
*[[Jaundice]], icterus | *[[Jaundice]], icterus | ||
The majority of patients with chronic hepatitis C present at an advanced disease stage, usually due to the manifestations of liver cirrhosis. In asymptomatic patients, hepatitis C is often detected following the incidental finding of 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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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief:
Overview
Acute HCV infection is often asymptomatic and may only manifest as fatigue and low grade fever. Patients with chronic infection may present late with signs of liver cirrhosis or may be diagnosed incidentally following an abnormal liver function test panel.
History and Symptoms
Approximately 70%–80% of people with acute Hepatitis C do not develop any symptoms early in the disease course. 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-colored urine
- Acolic stools
- Arthralgia
- Jaundice, icterus
The majority of patients with chronic hepatitis C present at an advanced disease stage, usually due to the manifestations of liver cirrhosis. In asymptomatic patients, hepatitis C is often detected following the incidental finding of 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.