Thought it was cancer when it was really Hep C

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Cancer? She thought so, and so did her doctor - Sandra G. Boodman, The Washington Post

Published 7:27 am, Sunday, September 3, 2017 

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Cancer-She-thought-so-and-so-did-her-...

Wells turned out to have a rare disorder caused by hepatitis C known as Type 2 mixed cryoglobulinemia.

It occurs when cryoglobulins - abnormal proteins in the blood - thicken and clump together, restricting blood flow to surrounding organs and causing damage to blood vessels. Cryoglobulins often develop in response to hepatitis C or an autoimmune disorder; roughly half of those with a chronic hepatitis C infection are believed to have cryoglobulins circulating in their blood, but fewer than 30 percent of them develop symptoms. Those signs include fatigue, abdominal pain, weakness, neuropathy and Raynaud's disease, a reaction to cold temperatures or stress that can result in a narrowing of blood vessels. Cryoglobulinemia is three times as common in women as in men. Most cases have been reported in those between ages 40 and 60.