Classification and clinical manifestations of jaundice

Jaundice is broadly divided into three categories, the first being hemolytic jaundice, the second hepatocellular jaundice, and the third being obstructive jaundice, also called obstructive jaundice. The first type, hemolytic jaundice, occurs when bilirubin greatly exceeds the processing capacity of the liver cells due to the release of a large number of red blood cells that are destroyed in a short period of time. This condition occurs in many cases of neonatal jaundice, jaundice due to falciparum malaria or improper blood transfusion. Sometimes there are chills, high fever, headache, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting, and soy sauce colored urine with hemoglobinuria. Hepatocellular jaundice is caused by extensive damage to the liver cells, which have a reduced ability to process bilirubin, resulting in a buildup of bilirubin in the blood, as well as an increase in direct bilirubin in the blood stream due to obstruction of bile excretion; hepatitis or autoimmune liver disease fall into this category. Obstructive jaundice is usually seen in surgical diseases, the so-called surgical diseases are the obstruction of the bile ducts, there are tumors, there are stones, which are the two more common surgical conditions, caused by most of the obstructive jaundice.