jaundice

Basic Information

Description
A skin and integumentary tissue symptom that is characterized by a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body fluids is caused by the deposition of bile pigments that follows interference with normal production and discharge of bile (as in certain liver diseases) or excessive breakdown of red blood cells (as after internal hemorrhage or in various hemolytic states).
Identifier
SYMP_0000539
Notation
SYMP:0000539
Category
symptoms
Synonyms
  • icteric
  • icterus
Database Cross-References
  • ICD9CM_2005:782.4
  • UMLS_CUI:C0476232
  • UMLS_ICD9CM_2005_AUI:A0243785

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