Symptoms of Obstructive Jaundice

Symptoms of Obstructive Jaundice

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Obstructive Jaundice includes the 23 symptoms listed below:

• Dark coloured urine
• Pale stools
• Yellow colouration of skin and eyes
• Itchy skin
• Fever
• Chills
• Rigors
• Episodic right upper abdominal pain
• Weight loss
• Diarrhoea
• Steatorrhoea (pale
• Fatty
• Smelly stools that are difficult to flush away due to fat malabsorption)
• Excessive bleeding
• Bruising
• Enlarged liver (tender mass under right rib cage)
• Enlarged spleen (tender mass under left side of rib cage)
• Night sweats
• Anorexia
• Malaise
• Xanthelasma/xanthomata (fatty yellow nodules under eyes/on wrists and hands)
• Abdominal distension
• Ascites
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Obstructive Jaundice: Symptom Checkers

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• Itchy skin -- Symptom Checker
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• Chills -- Symptom Checker
• Weight loss -- Symptom Checker
• Diarrhoea -- Symptom Checker
• Excessive bleeding -- Symptom Checker
• Anorexia -- Symptom Checker
• Malaise -- Symptom Checker
• Ascites -- Symptom Checker

Obstructive Jaundice: Symptom Assessment Questionnaires

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• Itchy skin -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Fever -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Chills -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Diarrhoea -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Excessive bleeding -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Bruising -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Night sweats -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Malaise -- Assessment Questionnaire

Obstructive Jaundice: Complications

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Obstructive Jaundice: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abdominal distension - see all causes of Abdominal distension
• Anorexia - see all causes of Anorexia
• Ascites - see all causes of Ascites
• Bruising - see all causes of Bruising
• Chills - see all causes of Chills
• Dark coloured urine - see all causes of Dark urine
• Diarrhoea - see all causes of Diarrhea
• Excessive bleeding - see all causes of Bleeding symptoms
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Itchy skin - see all causes of Itching skin
• Malaise - see all causes of Malaise
• Night sweats - see all causes of Night sweats
• Pale stools - see all causes of Pale stools
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss

Obstructive Jaundice as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Obstructive Jaundice, it is also important to consider Obstructive Jaundice as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Obstructive Jaundice may cause:

• Alanine transaminase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Alkaline phosphatase liver isoenzyme levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Cirrhosis of liver
• Coagulopathy
• Diarrhoea
• Gamma-glutamyl transferase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Hepatic failure
• Hepatocellular jaundice
• Hypercholesterolaemia
• Leptocytes
• Low density lipoprotein levels raised (serum or plasma)
• Malabsorption syndrome
• Pruritus
• Renal failure
• Stool colour change
• Urine color abnormal
• Urobilinogen levels low (urine)
• Vitamin K deficiency

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

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About signs and symptoms of Obstructive Jaundice:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Obstructive Jaundice. This signs and symptoms information for Obstructive Jaundice has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Obstructive Jaundice signs or Obstructive Jaundice symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Obstructive Jaundice may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Obstructive Jaundice symptoms.

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