Hepatitis C

Complications other than cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer are very rare. They include:

• dryness of the mouth and eyes (cause by the destruction of sweat, saliva and tear glands),
• lichen planus (patches of itchy skin),
• glomerulonephritis (swelling inside the kidneys),
• sensitivity to light, leading to blisters and ulcers on the skin,
• underactive thyroid gland,
• overactive thyroid gland,
• cryoglobulinemia (a disorder in which abnormal proteins may damage the skin, nervous system and kidneys),
• non-Hodgkins lymphoma (a type of cancer that affects the body's lymphatic system),
• insulin resistance and diabetes, and
• gallbladder disease.