Call Us : +41 22 738 18 48

Alcohol (OH) and the Skin – Jaundice (Icterus) (For professionals)

Jaundice

  • 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 area of action of Alcohol), posthepatic
  • Treatment: abstinence resolves jaundice provided there is residual hepatic function.

 

 

Bibliography: Dermatologie et Infections Sexuellement Transmissibles, 4th Edition

Source of information: here