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Jaundice Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have jaundice and any of the following:
- Fever over 102 degrees F (38.8 C)
- Repeated vomiting for more than 6 hours
- Severe abdominal pain
- Worsening abdominal pain
- Worsening jaundice
- Worsening dark urine
- Worsening abdominal swelling
- Easy bleeding
- Blood in the stool:
- Lethargy:
- Confusion
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Last Updated: Dec 16, 2010 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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PubMed Jaundice References
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