The cause of yellowing of the palm of the hand varies and so does the department that is consulted. The cause of yellow palms may be jaundice or carotenemia or a food-related problem, with jaundice due to liver and biliary disease being the most common. As patients are unable to determine the cause themselves, they usually visit a gastroenterologist or hepatobiliary surgeon, or if they develop severe abdominal pain, they need to visit an emergency department.