Diseases

Jaundice

A clinical manifestation of HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, characterized by the yellowish staining of the SKIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; and SCLERA. Clinical jaundice usually is a sign of LIVER dysfunction.

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Abstract

A clinical manifestation of HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, characterized by the yellowish staining of the SKIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; and SCLERA. Clinical jaundice usually is a sign of LIVER dysfunction.

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  • Icterus
  • Jaundice, Hemolytic
  • Hemolytic Jaundice
  • Hemolytic Jaundices
  • Jaundices, Hemolytic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

1965; for JAUNDICE, HEMOLYTIC use ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC 1975-2012

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WI 703

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Jaundice. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007565. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007565
  2. Jaundice. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaundice
  3. Jaundice. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133244