A 31-year-old member asked:
does having yellow eyes or skin mean you have jaundice?
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Dr. Alan Mindlin answered
49 years experience Ophthalmology
Liver disorder: Yes...The question is why the liver disorder and needs to be evaluated, becasue there are many causes.
Answered on Nov 10, 2014
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Dr. Olaf Johansen answered
35 years experience Colon and Rectal Surgery
Most likely: These findings require medical evaluation, though other things can cause it need to rule out jaundice with some simple blood tests.
Answered on May 7, 2014
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Dr. Kevin Gardner answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
Possibly: Those are all classic signs of jaundice and should be checked.
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jon Fishburn answered
29 years experience Ophthalmology
?xanthalasma: A picture is very valuable for this. Xanthalasma is a possible diagnosis. They Often occur in people of Asian or Mediterranean decent and are symptoml ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Conrad answered
33 years experience Ophthalmology
A few things: A yellow discoloration of the white part of the eye could be due to sun damage. Another possibility is scleral icterus. This is when the bilirubin i ... Read More
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mohammed Parvez answered
13 years experience Internal Medicine
Jaundice: The pigment present in bile gives the yellow discoloration to the skin, urine and sclera in eyes.
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