Re: FR>EN: ictère cutanéo-muqueux

[Guest guest]

Hello Owen,

By definition " jaundice " IS yellow colouration of the skin, sclera,

mucosae. I don't think you need to specify in English.

From Dorland's:

jaundice (jawn´dis) a condition characterized by excessive levels

of bilirubin in the blood and deposition of bile pigments in the

skin, mucous membranes, and whites of the eyes, so that the person

appears yellow. Called also icterus.

cheers

Sue

>

> Hello all

>

> This is something fairly basic which I've not had to worry too much

about

> in the past but in the context I'm dealing with at the moment

(hepatitis) I

> think I need to be a bit more careful.

>

> " ictère cutanéo-muqueux " (Cathérine I'm delighted to see that cut

and paste

> has let me include accents, my version of Eudora doesn't allow me

to key

> them): should this be simply " jaundice of the skin and mucous

membranes "

> or should the English rendering include the conjunctiva/sclera even

though

> they're not specifally mentioned?

>

> Thanks

>

> Owen

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Owen,

Unfortunately, my previous reply sent by email did not go through.

In hepatic disorders, jaundice first appears on sclerae, and only in

more

severe cases it is seen elsewhere. I think this because mucous

membranes and

skin are specially noted in your document.

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