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Dr.abtidon:

--- Quote from: Dr.Mahdi on September 16, 2009, 12:37:09 PM ---Rayaan, welcome to SomaliDoc.

My questions was: what is the mechanism of unilateral jaundice in hemiplegic patient apart from odema?

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It is due to asymmetric edema, which probably results from asymmetric vascular tone:
prosthetic eye also causes unilateral jaundice

Admin:
There are several types of unilateral jaundince, such as scleral icterus in a monocular patient, resolving subconjunctival hemorrhage in one eye, asymmetric edema, chroidal hemorrhage and staining of tissues by prolonged use of certain local eye medications, for instance, mercurials, iodides, and proteinated silver preparations.

There will be points-split b/w dr.awale & dr.abtidon.

Thanks
Dr.Mahdi

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