Jaundice. Yellowing of the sclera (white outer coat of eyeball) in jaundice. The yellowing is caused by an excess of bilirubin,a bile pigment,in the blood. The excess of bilirubin may have several causes: failure of the bile to reach the intestine due to obstruction of the bile duct or cholestasis; infection of liver cells,such as in hepatitis; or excessive destruction of red blood cells by blood infections (haemolysis) | |
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