Yellow skin
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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A 43-year old asked:
Is having yellow skin hereditary?
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A 59-year old female asked:
Have 2 yellow skin marks what could cause it ?
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What is the definition or description of: Yellow skin?
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If my baby is asian, how can I tell if he has yellow skin?
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A 26-year old female asked:
My husband has yellowing skin around his eyes.... Can't figure out why?
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Why do I get yellow skin after drinking?
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Yellow skin around wound from cat bite. Why?
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Alcoholic. Yellowing skin. Confused and agitated.
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A 34-year old asked:
My nephew started to get yellow skin all over his body! he is 10 months old now and he had it for 6 months.?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why are the corners of my eyes yellow if I have no yellow skin?
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A 32-year old asked:
Whats the cause of yellow skin stains on hands?
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What do you suggest if my nephew started to get yellow skin all over his body! from head to toe! he's 10 months now started at 6mos?
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A female asked:
Yellow skin on vulva dr said it could be lichen scelosis but isnt that white?
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A 37-year old asked:
Getting rid of yellow skin. Itchy too. What to do?
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A 40-year old asked:
Yellow skin and pee serious enough to cut classes for infirmary?
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A 40-year old asked:
I've been feeling more tired and have some yellow skin. When should I see the doctor?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the best lightening cream for a 22 years old chinese girl with very light yellow skin?
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A 27-year old asked:
Will calorie restriction cause yellow skin?
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What does a yellow skin layer over the eye mean?
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What does it mean to have a yellow skin layer over the eye?
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Yellow skin around my mouth, are these symptoms of a bad liver?
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I have some yellow skin around my mouth. Could this be a symptom of a bad liver?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Hi, i'm 20 years old. I have yellow skin but white conjunctiva, i don't eat that much carrots! what could be the cause of this pallor?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Causes of yellow skin around eyes, like a black eye but color yellow. Eyes white, no yellow skin anywhere else.
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A 41-year old asked:
What do you advise if i was born with jaundice and was treated. I now have yellow skin around my mouth. Is this normal?
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A 36-year old male asked about a 36-year old female:
Got my nails done 1wk ago broke put in rash on each cuticle took off my nails now I have lil blood dots and looks like yellow skin under nails now?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Why do I get temporary yellow skin? Not yellow in the eyes but the whole body. I have no anemia, but a pheochromocytoma, what can it be? Pheo related?
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A 33-year old female asked:
My symptoms include low appetite, fatigue, extreme exhaustion, yellow skin dizzy, face rash. What could this be?
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A 45-year old asked:
Yellow eyes and yellow skin, belly pain, nausea--what is happening?
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How to reduce side effects of drugs for tuberculosis (lung)? To prevent/reduce yellow skin, vomiting, etc. Which food help? More exercise?
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