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Yellow skin may be seen in jaundice, which is an increased level of bilirubin in the blood, generally caused by liver disease, gall bladder disease, or blood disorders.

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35 year experience in Pediatrics

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

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Skin

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Alpha thalassemia
Condition
Thalassemia
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Eclampsia
Condition
Gilbert's disease
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Hepatitis A
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Is a Side Effect of

Mycobutin
Rifabutin

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