Symptom: Yellow skin

Yellow skin: Yellow coloring affecting the skin
Introduction: Yellow skin is a serious symptom needing prompt professional diagnosis, because it is most commonly caused by jaundice with various possible underlying causes of jaundice including severe liver conditions. It is important to check for yellow eyes in addition to yellow skin. Yellow skin needs to be distinguished from orange skin or other skin color changes.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Yellow skin:

Possible causes of symptom: Yellow skin (9 conditions)

Medications or substances causing symptom: Yellow skin (2 listings)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Yellow skin (24 conditions)

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Symptoms related to Yellow skin: orange skin (3), yellow eyes (21), skin color changes (129), dark skin (21), red skin (0), jaundice-like symptoms (50)
Yellow skin type of: Skin symptoms (226), Skin color changes (129), Jaundice-like symptoms (50)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions

Possible causes of symptom: Yellow skin: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Yellow skin as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Jaundice - see also various causes of jaundice
Carotenemia - causes more orange skin than yellow skin
Beta-carotene dietary excess - usually more orange skin than yellow skin.
Hypothyrodism
Pernicious anemia
Uremia - causing a dry yellow-brown skin
Xanthomata - small yellow fat deposits under the skin.
Gouty tophi - a skin effect from gout
Bruise - the skin area of a bruise may go yellow usually as part of recovery.

Medications or substances causing Yellow skin: The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Yellow skin as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

Atabrine

Mepacrine - an anti-malarial

Conditions listing symptoms: Yellow skin: The following list of conditions have 'Yellow skin' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.