Hepatitis C chest x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Chest X-rays are unremarkable in hepatitis C. Cirrhotic patients may have pleural effusions that are predominantly right-sided.

Chest X-ray

Chest X-rays are usually normal in patients with acute or chronic hepatitis C. Patients who progress to cirrhosis may have pleural effusions evident on imaging that are predominantly right-sided.^[1]

References

↑ Assouad J, Barthes Fle P, Shaker W, Souilamas R, Riquet M (2003). “Recurrent pleural effusion complicating liver cirrhosis”. Ann Thorac Surg. 75 (3): 986–9. PMID 12645728.

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[pmid12645728-1] Assouad J, Barthes Fle P, Shaker W, Souilamas R, Riquet M (2003). “Recurrent pleural effusion complicating liver cirrhosis”. Ann Thorac Surg. 75 (3): 986–9. PMID 12645728.

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