Hierfür ist eine Anmeldung erforderlich. Bitte registrieren Sie sich bei uns oder melden Sie sich mit Ihren Zugangsdaten an.
Synonym(s)
Flavinicterus
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Universal saturation of the tissues with dissolved bile dyes at a serum bilirubin level of at least 1 mg%. Recognizable first by the conjunctiva and soft palate. A distinction is made between:
- Flavinicterus (haemolytic icterus): Straw-yellow flavinic colour in cases of haemolytic anaemia or other massive erythrocyte breakdown.
- Haemolytic familial icterus: Minkowski-Chauffard-Gänsslen syndrome.
- Melas icterus: Dirty dark green colour in cachectic cirrhosis of the liver or liver tumour patients.
- Ruby icterus: Intense yellow-red colour in hepatocellular icterus (diffuse hepatitis).
- Verdin icterus = occlusive icterus: Greenish shade in mechanical obstruction of the bile ducts, often pruritus.
- Zieve syndrome: alcohol-induced icterus with hyperlipidemia and haemolytic anaemia.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Treatment of the respective underlying disease.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Vogl A et al (2005) Skin and alcohol. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 3: 788-790
Recommended articles
Incoming links (25)
Abdominal typhoid; Acute hepatitis; Babesiosis; Cholesterodermia; Clonorchiasis; Cryptosporidiosis; Cyanosis yellow; Dermadrome; Dicrocoeliasis; Diphyllobothriasis; ... Show allDisclaimer
Please ask your physician for a reliable diagnosis. This website is only meant as a reference.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
