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Yellow coloring of the skin
Yellow coloring of the eyes
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It is a condition in which the skin and whites of the eyes turn yellow because of high levels of bilirubin, a yellowish pigment, circulating in the blood. Bilirubin is a waste product created during the breakdown of old red blood cells.
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Yellow skin or eyes
Carotenosis is a reversible medical condition caused by excess dietary carotenoids (carrots, squash, sweet potato, pumpkin, spinach, beans, breast milk) leading to orange discoloration of the skin. It can be mistaken for jaundice. In rare cases, carotenosis can result from systemic diseases like diabetes, kidney, thyroid, or liver disease.
Anemia is a disorder where the body's tissues don't receive enough oxygen due to a lack of healthy red blood cells. There are several types of anemia with various causes, the most common being iron-deficiency anemia, which results from insufficient iron. Iron is needed to produce hemoglobin, a substance in red blood cells that helps carry oxygen.
Normal human skin contains bacteria and fungi. Candidiasis occurs when the fungus overgrows and invades the skin. Risk factors include warm moist environments and a weakened immune system.
Significant decrease in kidney function. Causes include repeated damage from infections, diabetes, high blood pressure, and autoimmunity (the body's immune system attacking itself).
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom
Have you noticed your eyes or skin are turning yellow?
Do you have itchy skin?
Do you have any pain or tingling in the affected areas of the skin?
Do you have a fever?
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References
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https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2004/0115/p299.html
Chee YY, Chung PH, Wong RM, Wong KK. Jaundice in infants and children: causes, diagnosis, and management. Hong Kong Med J. 2018 Jun;24(3):285-292. doi: 10.12809/hkmj187245. Epub 2018 May 21. PMID: 29807950.
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Pavlovic Markovic A, Stojkovic Lalosevic M, Mijac DD, Milovanovic T, Dragasevic S, Sokic Milutinovic A, Krstic MN. Jaundice as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Problem: A General Practitioner's Approach. Dig Dis. 2022;40(3):362-369. doi: 10.1159/000517301. Epub 2021 May 20. PMID: 34015787.
https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/517301
The National Health Service
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/jaundice/
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Samantha Nazareth, MD (Gastroenterology)
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Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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