Gilbert's disease


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Digestive system
Digestive system organs
Digestive system organs
Alternative Names

Icterus intermittens juvenilis; Low-grade chronic hyperbilirubinemia; Familial non-hemolytic-non-obstructive jaundice; Constitutional liver dysfunction; Unconjugated benign bilirubinemia


Treatment

Usually no treatment is necessary. The focus should be on the underlying condition that caused the jaundice.


Support Groups


Expectations (prognosis)

Jaundice may come and go throughout the patient's life, but usually causes no health problems.


Complications

There are usually no complications.


Calling your health care provider

Call your health care provider if you have jaundice or persistent abdominal pain.



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.


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