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How Do You Cure Jaundice?
Jaundice is a yellow color in the skin, mucus membranes, or eyes. The yellow pigment is from bilirubin, a byproduct of old red blood cells. Jaundice is also a symptom of other disorders.
This article is about jaundice in children and adults.
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Alternative Names
Yellow skin and eyes; Skin - yellow; Icterus; Eyes - yellow; Jaundice
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Jaundice In Newborns
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
The cause of jaundice is a yellow bile pigment called bilirubin, which is carried in the blood and deposited in the skin, mucous membranes, and... Read more »
Newborn jaundice
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Newborn jaundice is a condition marked by high levels of bilirubin in the blood. The increased bilirubin causes the infant's skin and whites of the... Read more »
Jaundice-associated conditions
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Jaundice is a yellow color of the skin, mucus membranes, or eyes. The yellow coloring comes from bilirubin, a byproduct of old red blood cells.... Read more »
Breast milk jaundice
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Jaundice is a condition that causes the skin and parts of the eyes to turn a yellow color.Breast milk jaundice is long-term jaundice in an otherwise... Read more »
Jaundice: yellow skin
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Yellow skin and eyes; Skin - yellow; Icterus; Eyes - yellow; JaundiceReferencesBerk PD, Korenblat KM. Approach to the patient with jaundice or... Read more »
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