Jaundice-associated conditions

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Cirrhosis of the liver

Exchange transfusion - series

Jaundice

Jaundice infant

Jaundice-associated conditions are diseases or conditions that cause yellow skin (jaundice).

Conditions associated with jaundice

Jaundice is a symptom of liver and gallbladder disorders. The skin and the eyes become yellow due to the buildup of bilirubin in the skin.

Jaundice-associated conditions include:

• Viral hepatitis (hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, and hepatitis E)
• Obstruction of the bile ducts (by infection, tumor, biliary stricture or gallstones )
• Pancreatic carcinoma (cancer of the pancreas)
• Cirrhosis (all causes)
• Primary biliary cirrhosis
• Autoimmune hepatitis
• Drug-induced cholestasis (bile pools in the liver because of the effects of drugs)
• Drug-induced hepatitis (hepatitis triggered by medications)
• Ischemic hepatitis (jaundice caused by inadequate oxygen or inadequate blood flow to the liver)
• Gilbert's syndrome
• Dubin-Johnson syndrome
• Biliary atresia
• Newborn jaundice
• Congenital disorders of bilirubin metabolism
• Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (bile pools in the liver)
• Hemolytic anemia
• Malaria

For more information, see the symptom document about jaundice, also see the individual diseases.

Review Date: 08/02/2005
Reviewed By: Courtney W. Houchen, M.D., Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.