Jaundice in adults is not treated as it is an indication of an underlying condition. It could be an infection or a problem with the pancreas or liver. [iStockphoto] I was going through my normal ...
If your skin isn’t its usual color, it may simply mean you’ve spent too much time in the sun. In some cases, though, a skin color anomaly may be something you want to get checked out by your health ...
There is a definite link between pancreatic cancer and a yellowing of the skin, called jaundice. Jaundice can happen when a cancerous growth presses on the bile duct, a tube that takes bile from the ...
The patient is a 57-year-old male with an ultrasound of gallbladder for stones, a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen for stones and a pancreatic mass, and abnormal HIDA scan that showed ...
What caused this 58-year-old heroin user to suddenly develop jaundice and malaise? That's the diagnostic challenge faced by Brian Pearlman, MD, of Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, writing in JAMA.
Gene therapy for Crigler-Najjar syndrome appeared promising in patients treated at a higher dose, a phase I/II trial showed. A single infusion of GNT0003 -- an adeno-associated virus serotype 8 vector ...