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Enfermedad de Gilbert - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Ictericia juvenil intermitente; Hiperbilirrubinemia crónica leve; Ictericia familiar no hemolítica - no obstructiva; Disfunción hepática constitucional; Bilirrubinemia benigna no conjugada

Síntomas:

  • Fatiga
  • Coloración amarillenta de la piel y la esclerótica de los ojos (ictericia leve)

Nota: en las personas con el síndrome de Gilbert, la ictericia aparece clásicamente durante momentos de esfuerzo, estrés e infección o cuando no comen.

Pruebas y exámenes:

Un examen de bilirrubina indirecta en sangre muestra cambios que ocurren con la enfermedad de Gilbert.

Hay un problema genético asociado con la enfermedad de Gilbert, pero no se necesitan pruebas genéticas.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/22/2011
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Berk PD, Korenblat KM. Approach to the patient with jaundice or abnormal liver test results. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 150.

Lidofsky SD. Jaundice. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 20.

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