A woman, a friend of my parents' has a yellow discoloration on the palm of her hands and a little bit appearing on her nose. Does she have some type of illness? I'm afraid to ask her myself because I don't want to offend her.What causes the yellow discoloration of the skin?
maybe yellow jaundice hence yellowWhat causes the yellow discoloration of the skin?
all of ther previous answers are correct, however the most common cause of yellow skin discoloration is anemia. this is an iron deficiency in your blood. some people don;t get enough iron in their diet and some people get anough but have problems absorbing it.
She probably has cirrhosis or hepatitis-- both very serious liver conditions-- or something wrong with her bile duct. Is the woman an alcoholic?
If the liver is not malfunctioning, and if your friend is a health nut, what comes to mind is carotenemia, where the level of beta-carotene has gotten quite high. No danger, just wierd looking. I had a coworker quit smoking and take up carrots to replace them, and ate so many she turned orange.
Bottom line: we can't diagnose or even make very good guesses in this forum without complete information.
It can be caused by a taxed or compromised liver (jaundice)or hepatitis I beleive. It also could be a circulatory disorder.
Might be a liver or kidney disorder. She should have it checked out fast!
Sickle cell maybe my friend has it and she is like that even her eyes. and when she is sick they turn so yellow they look almost green
She could have Hepatitis or Jaundice. You can also get a yellow colorization if you eat too many carrots. It is called carrotonitis.
hmmmm, i know, you could play a game with her in which you each come up with a Native American name for the other. She could come up with 'nosey-rosey' and you could come up with 'yellow-paws' or 'yellow-honker' for her. when she asks why those names you can ask what the problem is without offending her. i think you know why she comes up with 'nosey-rosey' for you.
jaundice maybe.
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