What causes yellowish/orange skin?
2007-03-17 14:41:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Orange skin coloring can result from various disorders. One common cause is overeating of dietary items that contain orange-colored beta-carotene (e.g. pumpkins, carrots) and this often causes orange skin from carotenemia in young infants newly introduced to solids. True orange skin color needs to be differentiated from yellow skin (such as jaundice), bronze skin (see hyperpigmentation), red skin, dark skin or other skin color changes; some causes of skin described as "orange" may possibly be listed under these areas. There are various possible causes of orange skin and any "orangeness" needs prompt professional medical investigation. (Source: WD Writers)
The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Orange skin. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
Carotenemia - causes orange skin
Beta-carotene dietary excess - causes orange skin
Hemochromatosis - may cause bronze skin
Jaundice - usually causes yellow skin rather than orange skin
Hyperpigmentation
See also yellow skin, dark skin, red skin, or other skin color changes
- (Source - WD writers)
Possible causes of Yellow skin
Anemia - yellow skin
Beta-carotene dietary excess - usually more orange skin than yellow skin.
Bruise - the skin area of a bruise may go yellow usually as part of recovery.
Carotenemia - yellow skin
Chronic Hepatitis C - Yellow skin
Congenital syphilis - yellow skin
Gallstones - yellow skin
Gouty tophi - a skin effect from gout
Hepatitis - yellowing skin
Hepatitis A - yellow skin
Hepatitis B - yellow skin
Hepatitis C - yellow skin
Hepatitis D - yellow skin
Hepatitis E - yellow skin
Hepatitis X - yellow skin
Hyperbilirubinemia - yellow skin
Hypothyrodism
Infectious mononucleosis
Jaundice - yellow skin
Liver cancer - yellow skin
Myxedema - yellow skin
Neonatal Jaundice - yellow skin
Pancreatic cancer - yellow skin
Pernicious anemia
Primary biliary cirrhosis - yellow skin
Primary sclerosing cholangitis - yellow skin
Shingles - small yellow skin blisters
Sickle Cell Anemia - yellow skin
Uremia - causing a dry yellow-brown skin
Viral Hepatitis - yellowing skin
Wilson's Disease - yellow skin
Xanthomata - small yellow fat deposits under the skin.
Yellow fever - yellow skin
Here is also a list of medications that can cause yellow skin.
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptoms/yellow_skin/side-effects.htm
2007-03-17 14:44:32 · answer #1 · answered by Barack O Bankrupt 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many Causes
Anemia - yellow skin
Beta-carotene dietary excess - usually more orange skin than yellow skin.
Bruise - the skin area of a bruise may go yellow usually as part of recovery.
Carotenemia - yellow skin
Chronic Hepatitis C - Yellow skin
Congenital syphilis - yellow skin
Gallstones - yellow skin
Gouty tophi - a skin effect from gout
Hepatitis - yellowing skin
Hepatitis A - yellow skin
Hepatitis B - yellow skin
Hepatitis C - yellow skin
Hepatitis D - yellow skin
Hepatitis E - yellow skin
Hepatitis X - yellow skin
Hyperbilirubinemia - yellow skin
Hypothyrodism
Infectious mononucleosis
Jaundice - yellow skin
Liver cancer - yellow skin
Myxedema - yellow skin
Neonatal Jaundice - yellow skin
Pancreatic cancer - yellow skin
Pernicious anemia
Primary biliary cirrhosis - yellow skin
Primary sclerosing cholangitis - yellow skin
Shingles - small yellow skin blisters
Sickle Cell Anemia - yellow skin
Uremia - causing a dry yellow-brown skin
Viral Hepatitis - yellowing skin
Wilson's Disease - yellow skin
Xanthomata - small yellow fat deposits under the skin.
Yellow fever - yellow skin
2007-03-17 14:45:23 · answer #2 · answered by Yazan Abdul-Kader 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's called Jaundice. I think it's caused by toxicity from your liver shutting down. It requires medical attention.
Or perhaps it is just the result of a cheap tanning cream.
2007-03-17 14:47:26 · answer #3 · answered by GoodGuy53 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's jaundice. Can be caused by liver diseases
2007-03-17 15:27:47 · answer #4 · answered by medic_onfire 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jaundice
liver failure
hepatitis
and all of those all tie in together also
or you just need to stay outta the tanning bed
2007-03-17 14:49:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could be from tanning too much.It could also be something wrong with the liver.Go to doctors and get blood work.
2007-03-17 14:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jaundice is caused by something happing with your liver, pancreas not working right to right bilirubin
2007-03-17 14:49:51 · answer #7 · answered by Christy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
vitamin c or vitamin d is helpfull to u.pls agwt away about sun sine
2014-06-28 19:57:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
billirubin (produced by the pancreas_ the condition is called jaundice.
2007-03-17 14:59:22 · answer #9 · answered by az_showers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T eat yellow snow!!!!!!!!!
2007-03-17 14:45:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋