Jaundice

Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

• Yellow skin or eyes

• Cirrhosis of the liver

  A condition where normal liver is permanently damaged and replaced with scar issue. There are many different causes including infections, alcohol abuse and diabetes.

• Carotenosis

  Carotenosis is a reversible medical condition which is a result of excess dietary carotenoids (carrots, squash, sweet potato, pumpkin, spinach, beans, breast milk) causing orange discoloration of the skin layer. It may be mistaken for jaundice. In rare cases, carotenosis can result from systemic diseases like diabetes, kidney/ thyroid/ liver disease.

• Anemia

  Anemia is a disorder in which the body's tissues don't get enough oxygen due to insufficient healthy red blood cells. There are several types anemia with various causes, the most common being iron-deficiency anemia which is a result of insufficient iron. Iron is required to produce haemoglobin, a substance in the red blood cells which help carry oxygen.

• Candidiasis (oral, hands and feet)
• Hepatic cancer
• Alcoholic liver disease

• Tuberculosis (TB) (including scrofuloderma)

  Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection, most commonly in the lungs. Other sites of infection include the lymph nodes, intestines, and skin.

• Uremia / chronic renal failure
• Acute cholecystitis
• Hepatic encephalopathy