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Heces pálidas o de color arcilla - Overview

Definición:

Las heces que son pálidas o de color arcilla o masilla pueden resultar de problemas en el sistema biliar (el sistema de drenaje de la vesícula biliar, el hígado y el páncreas).

Consideraciones generales:

El hígado secreta sales biliares en las heces, dándoles un color marrón normal. Usted puede tener heces de color arcilla si tiene una infección en el hígado que reduce la producción de bilis o si el flujo de la bilis fuera del hígado está obstruido.

La piel amarilla (ictericia) a menudo ocurre con las heces de color arcilla, debido a la acumulación de químicos biliares en el cuerpo.

Causas comunes:

Las posibles causas de las heces de color arcilla comprenden:

  • Hepatitis alcohólica
  • Cirrosis biliar
  • Cáncer o tumores no cancerosos (benignos)
  • Quistes de las vías biliares
  • Cálculos biliares
  • Medicamentos
  • Colangitis esclerosante
  • Estenosis (estrechamiento) de las vías biliares
  • Colangitis esclerosante
  • Problemas estructurales en el sistema biliar que están presentes al nacer (congénitos)
  • Hepatitis viral

Puede haber otras causas que no aparecen en esta lista.

  • Reviewed last on: 8/14/2010
  • 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.

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