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Hace 2 días · Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue. [3] [5] Some people or animals with hepatitis have no symptoms, whereas others develop yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes ( jaundice ), poor appetite, vomiting, tiredness, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
- > One million a year
- Medication, liver transplant
- Yellowish skin, poor appetite, abdominal pain
Hace 6 días · Jaundice , also known as icterus , is the yellowish discoloration of the skin and eyes caused by the abnormal buildup of an orangish waste product called bilirubin . Bilirubin is produced by the normal breakdown of red blood cells (RBCs) and processed by the liver, where it is cleared from the body in bile.
17 de abr. de 2024 · Jaundice (also known as icterus) is a condition that causes the skin and sclera (the white part of your eyes) to turn yellow. This condition occurs when your body has high levels of bilirubin —a...
Hace 1 día · Signs and symptoms. Acute infection with hepatitis B virus is associated with acute viral hepatitis, an illness that begins with general ill-health, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, body aches, mild fever, and dark urine, and then progresses to development of jaundice.
Hace 4 días · A common sign of impaired liver function is jaundice, a yellowness of the eyes and skin arising from excessive bilirubin in the blood. Jaundice can result from an abnormally high level of red blood cell destruction (hemolytic jaundice), defective uptake or transport of bilirubin by the hepatic cells (hepatocellular jaundice), or a ...
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6 de may. de 2024 · Overview. Risks. Diagnosis. Treatment. Management. What is jaundice? Jaundice is yellowing of your eyes and skin. It is caused by too much bilirubin in your blood. Bilirubin is a yellow substance found in red blood cells. It is released when the body breaks down old red blood cells. Bilirubin usually leaves the body through bowel movements.
7 de may. de 2024 · JAUNDICE. DEFINITION. Yellow skin pigmentation caused by elevation in serum bilirubin level (also termed icterus ); often more easily discernible in sclerae.
