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Jaundice
Also called: Icterus
Jaundice causes your skin and the whites of your eyes to turn yellow. Too much bilirubin causes jaundice. Bilirubin is a yellow chemical in hemoglobin, the substance that carries oxygen in your red blood cells. As red blood cells break down, your body builds new cells to replace them. The old ones are processed by the liver. If the liver cannot handle the blood cells as they break down, bilirubin builds up in the body and your skin may look yellow.
Many healthy babies have some jaundice during the first week of life. It usually goes away. However, jaundice can happen at any age and may be a sign of a problem. Jaundice can happen for many reasons, such as:
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- Jaundice(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
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- Jaundice - What Every Parent Needs to Know(07/28/2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Bilirubin Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
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Specific Conditions
- Gilbert's Syndrome(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hyperbilirubinemia
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Jaundice(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hyperbilirubinemia
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Research
- Kernicterus Research(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: A case of obstructive jaundice caused by impaction of a...
- Article: A 9-year retained T-tube fragment encased within a stone as...
- Article: Liver hemangioma complicated by obstructive jaundice.
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Children
- Infant Jaundice(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Jaundice Alert(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Links to PDF
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Jaundice and Your Baby(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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Jaundice in Healthy Newborns(Nemours Foundation)
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Kernicterus - FAQs(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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