Jaundice is a condition in which the skin gets pale, the sclera or white of the eyes turns yellow and the mucus membrane also appears yellow. Excreta may also be yellow like dark urine. All this happens due to high levels of bile pigments and bilirubin. Bilirubin is formed from the breakdown of red blood cells, it is the waste…
Jaundice is caused by a build-up of a substance called ‘bilirubin’ in the blood and tissues of the body. Jaundice is characterized by yellow color of the skin, mucus membranes and eyes. The yellow coloring comes from bilirubin which is a by-product of old red blood cells. In medical terms, bilirubin is a waste product that is produced when red…