Jaundice.

My latest painting November 22d 2014
Acrylic 20" x 16" on stretched canvas.
It will go into my Art & Medicine Archive of my blog.


Jaundice is not a disease but yes manifestation of various diseases.
Jaundice causes the whites of your eyes to turn yellow. It is caused by high bilirubin a chemical that derives from hemoglobin which is part of the Red Blood Cell. .

As red blood cells break down, your body builds new cells to replace them. The old ones are processed by the liver. If the liver cannot handle the blood cells as they break down, bilirubin builds up in the body and your eye may look yellow.

Some. of the causes of Jaundice are:
Blood diseases
Genetic syndromes
Liver diseases, such as hepatitis or cirrhosis
Blockage of bile ducts
Infections
Medicines

In Somalia the terminology used to describe yellow eyes is " Agaarsho "
It is believed to be a culprit of hepatitis which is called also " Agaarsho "
One of the old cultural practices for treatment of Hepatitis is local burning of the abdomen using nails.

Mohamed Buwe Osman, MD
Physician & Visual Artis

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