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Jaundice-associated conditions

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Definition:

Jaundice-associated conditions are diseases or conditions that cause yellow skin ( jaundice ).

Alternative Names:

Conditions associated with jaundice

Causes, incidence, and risk factors:

Jaundice is a symptom of liver and gallbladder disorders. The skin and the eyes become yellow due to the buildup of bilirubin in the skin.

Jaundice-associated conditions include:

• Autoimmune hepatitis
• Biliary atresia
• Blockage of the bile ducts (by infection, tumor , biliary stricture or gallstones )
• Cirrhosis
• Congenital disorders of bilirubin metabolism
• Drug-induced cholestasis ( bile pools in the liver because of the effects of drugs)
• Drug-induced hepatitis
• Dubin-Johnson syndrome
• Gilbert disease
• Hemolytic anemia
• Ischemic hepatitis (jaundice caused by reduced oxygen or blood flow to the liver)
• Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (bile pools in the liver)
• Malaria
• Newborn jaundice
• Pancreatic carcinoma
• Primary biliary cirrhosis
• Viral hepatitis ( hepatitis A , hepatitis B , hepatitis C , hepatitis D , and hepatitis E)

• Review Date: 5/3/2007
• Reviewed By: Jenifer K. Lehrer, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Frankford-Torresdale Hospital, Jefferson Health System, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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