Posts Tagged ‘Ictère’
Alcohol (OH) and the Skin – Jaundice (Icterus) (For professionals)
Saturday, July 24th, 2010Jaundice due to the deposition of billirubin, product of the breakdown of heme: accumulation in the liver due to impaired hepatic conjugation. It subsequently binds tissues with a special affinity to elastin. detectable with serum levels above 2.5 mg/dL The ocular sclera are often the first to turn yellow. Differential Diagnosis (DD): prehepatic, hepatic (Primary […]