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Other causes of yellow discolouration

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Hyperbilirubinaemia is the only condition which leads to yellow sclerae.

Yellow skin discoloration with normal sclerae may occur in:

  • carotenaemia
  • ingestion of acriflavine, fluorescein or picric acid

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