loading...| Preferred Name | Jaundice / 黄疸 | |
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http://who.int/ictm/signsAndSymptoms#TM529501 |
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| Definition English |
It refers to yellow coloration of the conjunctival membranes over the sclerae (whites of the eyes), skin and urine. It is usually caused by attack of dampness heat, pestilential toxin, interior injury due to drinking of alcohol or improper diet, or dampness encumbrance due to spleen deficiency, blood stasis and qi stagnation. It can be divided into yang jaundice and yin jaundice according to progress, onset and coloration of the disease. Jaundice is the commonly seen symptom in diseases of liver, gallbladder and pancreas as well as severe disorders of blood and rice epidemic disease. In clinical practice, all diseases with manifestations of jaundice pertain to the category of jaundice. |
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Jaundice / 黄疸 |
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22.31 |
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GB97 |
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TM529501 |
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Jaundice / 黄疸 |
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| Title English |
Jaundice |
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