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Can you please tell me about jaundice(yellow)?
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Bile in the blood: Jaundice, a yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes, indicates that there is a problem with the liver or bile duct so that bile (a green-brown color) gets into the blood stream causing the color in the skin.
Answered 9/28/2016
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