my 8 year old's whites of her eyes are yellow almost to the iris.
Why?
2007-04-22 21:43:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
There are many reason for yellow eyes. It sounds like your child has jaundice. The list of causes for jaundice is a mile long spanning not-so serious to very-serious causes. Does your child have any complaints of abdominal pain? If so it may be related to your child's liver, pancreas, or gall bladder. It could also be related to increased breakdown of red blood cells. This is certainly a very concerning problem that I would have evaluated as soon as possible. I would personally take my child to the emergency department to have labs drawn and to make sure she isn't anemic. This could be a sign of a serious medical condition.
2007-04-22 21:53:13 · answer #1 · answered by frame 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is jaundiced. You need to get her to a doctor ASAP---her liver isn't functioning. This is extremely serious and needs to be taken care of quickly to prevent permanent liver damage.
Good luck.
2007-04-22 22:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well as they all said its jaundice. Good luck to all of you. I do hope you listened and took her to the doctor.
2007-04-23 20:07:22 · answer #3 · answered by deb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is never a good sign and I suggest you get your child to the pediatrician asap.
2007-04-23 06:16:09 · answer #4 · answered by hsmommy06 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take your child to the doctor right away he could be having problems with his liver which should be tested by blood testing
2007-04-26 13:35:50 · answer #5 · answered by sdc3dfwm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jaundice?
get her to the doctors pronto.
2007-04-22 21:47:35 · answer #6 · answered by Carla S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jaundice or other liver disease, go to the Dr!!
2007-04-22 21:49:27 · answer #7 · answered by Lolla D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would take him too the doc and get checked
2007-04-24 01:08:49 · answer #8 · answered by mandy 29 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋