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Why does liver and kidney failure lead to eyes turning yellow and skin jaundiced?
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Bilirubin : Bilirubin will accumulate because the liver cannot metabolize it and the kidneys cannot excrete the bilirubin, hence the yellow jaundice.
Answered 5/12/2016
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