Question

List 3 clinical manifestations of Jaundice

Answer 1

Ans) Jaundice is a condition in which the skin, whites of the eyes and mucous membranes turn yellow because of a high level of bilirubin, a yellow-orange bile pigment. Jaundice has many causes, including hepatitis, gallstones and tumors. In adults, jaundice usually doesn't need to be treated.

- Clinical manifestations:

• Fever.
• Chills.
• Abdominal pain.
• Flu-like symptoms.
• Change in skin color.
• Dark-colored urine and/or clay-colored stool.

- If jaundice isn't caused by an infection, then symptoms such as weight loss or itchy skin (pruritus). If the jaundice is caused by pancreatic or biliary tract cancers, the most common symptom is abdominal pain. If jaundice occurring with liver disease then symptoms:

• Chronic hepatitis or inflammation of the liver.
• Pyoderma gangrenosum (a type of skin disease).
• Acute hepatitis A, B or C.
• Polyarthralgias (inflammation of the joints).