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InstitutosNacionalesdelaSalud/ BibliotecaNacionaldeMedicinadelosEE.UU.

PginaPrincipalTemasdesaludIctericia

Direccindeestapgina:https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/jaundice.html

Ictericia
Laictericiahacequelapielylaspartesblancasdelosojosseponganamarillas.Elexcesodebilirrubinacausala
ictericia.Labilirrubinaesunasustanciaqumicacoloramarilloquecontienelahemoglobina,sustanciaque
transportaeloxgenoenlosglbulosrojos.Amedidaquelosglbulosrojossedegradan,elcuerpodesarrolla
nuevasclulasparasustituirlos.Lasclulasdegradadasseprocesanenelhgado.Sielhgadonopuede
manejarlasclulassanguneasamedidaquesedegradan,seacumulabilirrubinaenelorganismoylapiel
puedeverseamarilla.
Muchosbebssanostienenunpocodeictericiaenlaprimerasemanadevida.Porlogeneral,desaparece
espontneamente.Sinembargo,laictericiapuedeocurriracualquieredadyserunsignodequeexisteun
problema.Laictericiapuedepresentarseporvariosmotivos,talescomo:
Enfermedadesdelasangre
Sndromesgenticos
Enfermedadeshepticas,talescomolahepatitis[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/hepatitis.html]ola
cirrosis[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/cirrhosis.html]
Obstruccindelosconductosbiliares
Infecciones
Medicamentos

Comienceaqu
Ictericia[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/000210.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000210.htm]

Diagnsticoyexmenes
Anlisisdesangre:Bilirrubina[http://kidshealth.org/es/parents/testbilirubinesp.html](FundacinNemours)
Tambineningls[http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/testbilirubin.html]

Bilirrubinaenorina[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/003595.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003595.htm]

Bilirrubinaensangre[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/003479.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003479.htm]

Biopsiadehgado[http://www.gikids.org/files/documents/digestive%20topics/spanish/Liver%20Biopsy%20
%20Spanish.pdf](AsociacinNorteamericanadeGastroenterologa,HepatologayNutricinPeditricas)PDF
Tambineningls[http://www.gikids.org/files/documents/digestive%20topics/english/Liver%20Biopsy%20%20English.pdf]

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Colangiografatranshepticapercutnea[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/003820.htm]
(EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003820.htm]

Examendeisoenzimasdelafosfatasaalcalina[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/003497.htm]
(EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003497.htm]

Tratamientosyterapias
Bililuces[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/002394.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002394.htm]

Exanguinotransfusin[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/002923.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002923.htm]

Viviendocon...
Altatrasictericiadelrecinnacido[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/patientinstructions/000296.htm]
(EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000296.htm]

Asuntosrelacionados
Atresiabiliar[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/001145.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001145.htm]

Causasdelaictericia[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/007491.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007491.htm]

Ictericiadelrecinnacido:Qupreguntarlealmdico
[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/patientinstructions/000257.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000257.htm]

Asuntosespecficos
EnfermedaddeGilbert[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/000301.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000301.htm]

Hiperbilirrubinemiafamiliartransitoria[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/001196.htm]
(EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001196.htm]

Kernicterus[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/007309.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007309.htm]

SndromedeCriglerNajjar[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/001127.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001127.htm]

SndromedeDubinJohnson[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/000242.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000242.htm]

Imgenes
Seriedelaexanguinotransfusin[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/esp_presentations/100018_1.htm]
(EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100018_1.htm]
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Nios/as
Ictericia[http://es.familydoctor.org/familydoctor/es/diseasesconditions/jaundice.printerview.all.html]
(AcademiaAmericanadeMdicosdeFamilia)
Tambineningls[http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseasesconditions/jaundice.printerview.all.html]

Ictericiadelrecinnacido[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/001559.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001559.htm]

Ictericiaenrecinnacidossanos[http://kidshealth.org/es/parents/jaundiceesp.html](FundacinNemours)
Tambineningls[http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/jaundice.html]

Ictericiaporlalechematerna[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/000995.htm](EnciclopediaMdica)
Tambineningls[https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000995.htm]

Temasdesaludrelacionados
Enfermedadesdelhgado[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/liverdiseases.html]

InstitutosNacionalesdelaSalud
ElorganismodelosNIHprincipalmenteresponsableporrealizarinvestigacionescientficassobreIctericiaes
elInstitutoNacionaldelaDiabetesylasEnfermedadesDigestivasyRenales
[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/nihinstitutes.html#NIDDK]

MedlinePlusenespaolcontieneenlacesadocumentosconinformacindesaluddelosInstitutos
NacionalesdelaSaludyotrasagenciasdelgobiernofederaldelosEE.UU.MedlinePlusenespaoltambin
contieneenlacesasitioswebnogubernamentales.Visitenuestrasclusulasdeexencinderesponsabilidad
[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/disclaimers.html]sobreenlacesexternosynuestroscriteriosdeseleccin
[https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/criteria.html].

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