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Jaundice, also known as icterus, is a yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and sclera due to high bilirubin levels. [3] [6] Jaundice in adults is typically a sign indicating the presence of underlying diseases involving abnormal heme metabolism, liver dysfunction, or biliary-tract obstruction. [7]
The need for treatment depends on bilirubin levels, the age of the child, and the underlying cause. [1] [3] Treatments may include more frequent feeding, phototherapy, or exchange transfusions. [1] In those who are born early more aggressive treatment tends to be required. [1] Physiologic jaundice generally lasts less than seven days. [1]
Treatment of the condition is specific to the cause of hemolysis, but intense phototherapy and exchange transfusion can be used to help the patient excrete accumulated bilirubin. [11] Complications related to hemolytic jaundice include hyperbilirubinemia and chronic bilirubin encephalopathy, which may be deadly without proper treatment. [12] [13]
Various mutations of enzymes in the liver cells, which breakdown bilirubin, cause varying elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood. [2] These disorders may cause yellowing of the skin and eyes, called jaundice. [3] The prevalence of hereditary hyperbilirubinemia varies based on each disease.
Classification and diagnosis of the underlying disease of hyperbilirubinemia are crucial for prescription of treatment. [6]Physical examination reviews clinical symptoms like degree of jaundice, vital signs and sensations of pain, further followed by urine tests, blood analysis and imaging.
Typically no treatment is needed. [1] Gilbert syndrome is associated with decreased cardiovascular health risks. [4] If jaundice is significant phenobarbital may be used, which aids in the conjugation of bilirubin. [1] Gilbert syndrome affects about 5% of people in the United States. [3] Males are more often diagnosed than females. [1]
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Xanthopsia is a color vision deficiency in which there is a dominantly yellow bias in vision due to a yellowing of the optical media of the eye. The most common causes are digoxin's inhibitory action on the sodium pump, and the development of cataracts which can cause a yellow filtering effect.