Heces pálidas o color arcilla

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Heces pálidas o color arcilla

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:

La piel con ictericia (amarillenta) suele acompañar a las heces color arcilla.

El hígado excreta sales biliares en las heces, dándoles el color marrón normal. La obstrucción del paso del flujo biliar que sale del hígado (se puede ver la palabra "colestasis") o las infecciones hepáticas, como la hepatitis viral, pueden provocar heces de color arcilla.

Causas comunes:

Las posibles causas para la presencia de heces color arcilla se desprenden de problemas en el sistema biliar y pueden ser, entre otras:

Se debe investigar la causa subyacente.

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