what causes skin to turn yellow?

Answer 1

The most common causes are jaundice, which can be caused by liver disease and some medications and excessive beta carotene in the diet.

Answer 2

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Yellow skin. There are likely to be other possible causes:

Jaundice of all types e.g due Ca. of Pancreas
Carotenemia - causes more orange skin than yellow skin
Beta-carotene dietary excess - usually more orange skin than yellow skin.
Hypothyrodism
Pernicious anemia
Uremia - causing a dry yellow-brown skin
Xanthomata - small yellow fat deposits under the skin.
Gouty tophi - a skin effect from gout.
Bruise - the skin area of a bruise may go yellow usually as part of recovery.
Infectious mononucleosis.
Sun tanning can cause it too.
Last but not the least Chinese have hereditary/racial yellow skin.
Hope answered your question.

Answer 3

There are two main things that turn skin yellow.
An excessive ammount of vitamin a in your diet can cause your skin to yellow. This happens alot in babies, when they are fed to many carrots.
If you don't eat carrots for every meal, its more then likely jaundice. Jaundice is causes by liver problems. It can be VERY serious. Many things can cause your liver to disfuntion, you should talk to your doctor about your problem.

Answer 4

Jaundice comes to mind first. Eating a large quantity of things like carrots or pawpaws (Papaya) can make the skin turn yellow as well.

Answer 5

what makes a toddlers skin turn yellow

Answer 6

Jaundice (liver problems).

Answer 7

jaundice. Go to the doctor.

Answer 8

hep abc and mono
also,liver/gallbladder infections/cancer