Jaundice
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Jaundice Underlying Cause: Diseases
Diseases
that cause jaundice include:
Amyloidosis
Budd-Chiari syndrome
Cholangiocarcinoma
Choledocholithiasis
Cirrhosis
Dubin-Johnson syndrome
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Gallbladder disease
Gilbert's syndrome
Hemolytic anemia
:
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
Sickle cell anemia
Hepatitis
Infectious mononucleosis
Leukemia
Liver cancer
Malaria
Pancreatic cancer
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Rubella
Sarcoidosis
Sepsis
Spherocytosis
Thalassemia
Wilson's disease
Yellow fever
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Jaundice Underlying Cause: Drugs
Related Conditions
Alcoholic hepatitis
Biliary tract disease
Cholangiocarcinoma
Chronic persistent hepatitis
Hemolytic anemia
Jaundice in children
Pancreatic cancer
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Viral hepatitis
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Abdominal pain
Itching
Jaundice
Neonatal jaundice
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Last Updated: Mar 23, 2009
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Jaundice References:
Ahlfors CE, Wennberg RP. Bilirubin-albumin binding and neonatal jaundice. Semin Perinatol. 2004 Oct;28(5):334-9.
Moyer V, Freese DK, Whitington PF, Olson AD, Brewer F, Colletti RB, Heyman MB; North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Guideline for the evaluation of cholestatic jaundice in infants: recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2004 Aug;39(2):115-28.
Pitiakoudis M, Mimidis K, Tsaroucha AK, Papadopoulos V, Karayiannakis A, Simopoulos C. Predictive value of risk factors in patients with obstructive jaundice. J Int Med Res. 2004 Nov-Dec;32(6):633-8.
Roche SP, Kobos R. Jaundice in the adult patient. Am Fam Physician. 2004 Jan 15;69(2):299-304.
Szabo P, Wolf M, Bucher HU, Haensse D, Fauchere JC, Arlettaz R. Assessment of jaundice in preterm neonates: comparison between clinical assessment, two transcutaneous bilirubinometers and serum bilirubin values. Acta Paediatr. 2004 Nov;93(11):1491-5.