According to Dr Adnaan Mustafa, Consultant Pediatrician at The Nairobi West Hospital, infant jaundice or neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition, particularly in babies born before 38 weeks ...

How to Spot Jaundice Early? Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Everything You Need to Know!: By Sudeshna Paul Sometimes, it is slightly disturbing to see someone’s eyes or skin turn yellow in colour. It doesn’t ...

Dubin-Johnson syndrome is a genetic condition that prevents the liver from properly removing bilirubin, leading to a harmless but permanent yellowing of the skin and eyes. The syndrome results from ...

I am currently caring for a 74-year-old man with a 2-month history of progressive nephrotic syndrome and cholestatic jaundice. What are the most likely diagnoses to consider? This is a challenging ...

Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia occurs when bilirubin, a by-product of red blood cells, builds up in the blood. This can indicate several underlying causes, such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, or biliary ...

Parents of newborns have enough to worry about, and they can most likely add newborn skin ailments to that list. Nearly 20 percent of newborns contract eczema, and roughly 60 percent of newborns — ...

Yellow skin on the soles of your feet may result from calluses, anemia, Raynaud's syndrome, carotenemia, or jaundice. Callus-related yellowing can be managed with foot soaks, exfoliation, moisturizer, ...

When the liver is damaged, bilirubin builds up in the bloodstream and causes the skin and the whites of the eyes to turn yellow. This yellow color is often first seen on the face, hands, and feet.