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Preferred term

Jaundice, Chronic Idiopathic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A benign, autosomally recessive inherited hyperbilirubinemia characterized by the presence of a dark pigment in the centrilobular region of the liver cells. There is a functional defect in biliary excretion of bilirubin, cholephilic dyes, and porphyrins. Affected persons may be asymptomatic or have vague constitutional or gastrointestinal symptoms. The liver may be slightly enlarged, and oral and intravenous cholangiography fails to visualize the biliary tract.

Entry terms

  • Dubin-Johnson Syndrome
  • Hyperbilirubinemia 2
  • Hyperbilirubinemia II

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HH7G89PV-1

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