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Why does hepatitis a turn my eyes and skin yellow?
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Backflow of bile ...: Hepatitis, an inflammation of liver, produces sluggish bile flow resulting in backflow of bile pigment (bilirubin) into blood stream. Patients' skin often look light greenish-yellow.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Bilirubin: Is a yellow chemical that gets cleared by the liver. Levels get high in hepatitis.
Answered 1/10/2013
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