Pediatric Jaundice: Symptom and Causes

Symptoms

  • Nausea (vomiting tendency) and vomiting
  • Yellow skin and eyes
  • Pale or clay colored stools
  • Dark colored urine
  • High fever with chills, muscle and joint pain
  • Weight loss and loss of appetite
  • Itchy skin

Causes

  • Viral infection of the liver (hepatitis A,ÿhepatitis B,ÿhepatitis C,ÿhepatitis D, and hepatitis E)
  • Parasite infection of the liver
  • Gallstones
  • Cancer of the pancreas
  • Immune disorder
  • Alcoholic liver disease
  • Anemia
  • Drug overdose
  • Eating poisonous substances





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