2006-12-16 17:08:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Yellowish discoloration of skin, sclera and mucus membranes..
2006-12-16 17:30:23 · answer #1 · answered by Deema 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jaundice is yellowing of the skin, sclerae, and other tissues caused by excess circulating bilirubin.
Please see the web pages for more details on Jaundice, Newborn jaundice and Jaundice associated conditions.
2006-12-17 01:17:40 · answer #2 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jaundice is yellowness of the skin and mucous membranes, due to increased level of bilirubin in the blood. Jaundice may be a) hemolytic. This is due to increased destruction of red blood cells and indirect bilirubin is more. b) Hepatic. The problem is with the liver cells, usually infection as in hepatitis. Bilirubin is both direct and indirect. c) Obstructive. There is a problem with the drainage of bile from the liver into the gall bladder and small intesine. Direct bilirubin is more.
I hope this answers your question.
2006-12-17 12:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In short if you look Jaundice you have a Yellowish color to you that is not normal for your skin tone. [ It's kind of like that visualization that someone is going to get sick so they turn green. People turn yellow or more yellow then their normal state when they look Jaundice.]
Most people don't need to know anything past that. Past that it's something is wrong with your organs like your Liver and Kidney so your skin becomes discolored as your blood fills with nastyness that hasn't been flushed out of your system properly.
2006-12-17 01:17:31 · answer #4 · answered by sailortinkitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jaundice is a diesease that babies get when they are born. It makes the skin of the baby turn an icky yellow color. Although it is common it is also cureable.
2006-12-17 01:17:33 · answer #5 · answered by Jorge's Wife 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when the blood levels of the bile pigments .viz bilirubin and bilivridin inccreases above 280mg/dl of the serum, it results in yellowish discoloration of the skin and the mucus membranes of the body their deposition this is called as jaundice.clor may range from yellow to green in various color shades. Any more such questions?
2006-12-17 01:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by sham s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is when ur skin turn into yellow caused by increase amount of bilirubin(product of destruction of red blood cells) in the blood. it can be either hemolytic,hepatic or obstructive. may happen in liver scirrhosis too.
2006-12-17 17:08:16 · answer #7 · answered by helianthus710 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is yellowing skin when red blood cells die.
2006-12-17 01:16:06 · answer #8 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋