classification
Last reviewed 01/2018
There are many causes of jaundice. A simple anatomical classification is into:
- pre-hepatic causes
- hepatic causes
- extra-hepatic causes
However, alternative classifications are often used, particularly into causes based on serum bilirubin changes:
- predominantly unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia
- predominantly conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia
Also, note that the syndrome of cholestasis encompasses all of the extra-hepatic causes of jaundice and many of the hepatic ones. Cholestasis is not a preferred term.
conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia