What is Jaundice ? What causes it ?

Jaundice is a health condition in which the skin, whites of the eyes and mucous membranes turn yellow. This yellow color is because of bilirubin, a yellow-orange bile pigment.

What is responsible for jaundice?

Most common case of Jaundice happen during production of bilirubin, jaundice can be caused by:

• Viruses, including Hepatitis A, chronic Hepatitis B and C, and Epstein-Barr virus infection
• Excess consumption of Alcohol.
• Autoimmune disorders.(very rare)
• Genetic metabolic defects.
• Some Medicines and anabolic steroids.

After bilirubin is produced, it may be caused by blockage of the bile ducts from:

• Pancreatic tumor.
• Gallstones or Inflammation of the gallbladder.
• Gallbladder cancer.

Department of Gastroenterlogy and Hepatology  deals with usual cases of Jaundice. Apollo Hyderabad has one of the most modern department of gastroenterology and Hepatology