Jaundice:
Chapter: 14
Yellow discoloration of tissues, best visible on the skin and mucous membranes. Caused by hyperbilirubinemia which may be prehepatic (e.g. Hemolysis of red blood cells), hepatic (e.g. Viral hepatitis) or posthepatic (e.g. Obstruction of bile flow by carcinoma of pancreas).
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