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Conjunctival icterus

MedGen UID:
537025
•Concept ID:
C0240962
•
Finding
Synonym: Scleral icterus
SNOMED CT: Yellow sclera (246975001); Scleral icterus (246975001)
 
HPO: HP:0032106

Definition

Conjunctival icterus is a condition where there is yellowing of the whites of the eyes. This is most commonly seen in patients who have liver disease. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVConjunctival icterus

Conditions with this feature

Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis with or without pseudohyperkalemia and/or perinatal edema
MedGen UID:
1638271
•Concept ID:
C4551512
•
Disease or Syndrome
See: Condition Record
Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis with or without pseudohyperkalemia and/or perinatal edema

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosing Jaundice by Eye-Outpatient Assessment of Conjunctival Icterus in the Newborn.
Maisels MJ, Coffey MP, Gendelman B, Smyth M, Kendall A, Clune S, Coleman K, McManus S
J Pediatr 2016 May;172:212-214.e1. Epub 2016 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.01.032. PMID: 26898809

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Conjunctival Icterus - An Important but Neglected Sign of Clinically Relevant Hyperbilirubinemia in Jaundiced Neonates.
Azzuqa A, Watchko JF
Curr Pediatr Rev 2017;13(3):169-175. doi: 10.2174/1573396313666170718145535. PMID: 28721815
Bilirubin Concentrations in Jaundiced Neonates with Conjunctival Icterus.
Azzuqa A, Watchko JF
J Pediatr 2015 Oct;167(4):840-4. Epub 2015 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.065. PMID: 26239927

Diagnosis

Emergency surgery for hemobilia due to hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm rupture complicated by Mirizzi syndrome type II: a case report.
Shishido Y, Fujimoto K, Yano Y, Mitsuoka E, Komatsubara T, Shio S, Ishii M, Higashiyama H
BMC Surg 2021 Aug 5;21(1):318. doi: 10.1186/s12893-021-01314-z. PMID: 34353316Free PMC Article
Conjunctival Icterus - An Important but Neglected Sign of Clinically Relevant Hyperbilirubinemia in Jaundiced Neonates.
Azzuqa A, Watchko JF
Curr Pediatr Rev 2017;13(3):169-175. doi: 10.2174/1573396313666170718145535. PMID: 28721815
Diagnosing Jaundice by Eye-Outpatient Assessment of Conjunctival Icterus in the Newborn.
Maisels MJ, Coffey MP, Gendelman B, Smyth M, Kendall A, Clune S, Coleman K, McManus S
J Pediatr 2016 May;172:212-214.e1. Epub 2016 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.01.032. PMID: 26898809
Bilirubin Concentrations in Jaundiced Neonates with Conjunctival Icterus.
Azzuqa A, Watchko JF
J Pediatr 2015 Oct;167(4):840-4. Epub 2015 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.065. PMID: 26239927
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a patient treated with capecitabine.
Sideris S, Loizidou A, Georgala A, Lebrun F, Gil T, Awada P, Piccart P, Cardoso F
Acta Clin Belg 2013 Mar-Apr;68(2):135-7. doi: 10.2143/ACB.3149. PMID: 23967725

Therapy

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a patient treated with capecitabine.
Sideris S, Loizidou A, Georgala A, Lebrun F, Gil T, Awada P, Piccart P, Cardoso F
Acta Clin Belg 2013 Mar-Apr;68(2):135-7. doi: 10.2143/ACB.3149. PMID: 23967725

Prognosis

Bilirubin Concentrations in Jaundiced Neonates with Conjunctival Icterus.
Azzuqa A, Watchko JF
J Pediatr 2015 Oct;167(4):840-4. Epub 2015 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.065. PMID: 26239927

Clinical prediction guides

Emergency surgery for hemobilia due to hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm rupture complicated by Mirizzi syndrome type II: a case report.
Shishido Y, Fujimoto K, Yano Y, Mitsuoka E, Komatsubara T, Shio S, Ishii M, Higashiyama H
BMC Surg 2021 Aug 5;21(1):318. doi: 10.1186/s12893-021-01314-z. PMID: 34353316Free PMC Article
Bilirubin Concentrations in Jaundiced Neonates with Conjunctival Icterus.
Azzuqa A, Watchko JF
J Pediatr 2015 Oct;167(4):840-4. Epub 2015 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.065. PMID: 26239927

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