What Causes Yellowish Skin On Palms And Soles?

Posted on Sun, 28 Dec 2014

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Question : Hi, i just noticed that my palm is yellowish in color and so my sole..i have done my test sgpt, sgot ang hbsag test..also, ultrasound of the hepatobiliary tract..and thanks God all my laboratory results were normal...i also ate 1 whole papaya in a day or sometimes half of it for almost 2 months now and some vegies..i would like to ask if this yellowish color is from the the fruits and vegies that i have eaten? Thank you

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please check bilirubin and hemoglobin

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

SGOT and SGPT does not indicate the level of bilirubin. I strongly suggest you to get your total bilirubin.
One other reason for your palm to looks yellowish could be because of low hemoglobin. Please get your hemoglobin checked as well.

Fruits and Veggies does not usually cause discolouration of skin. However literature mentions change of skin colour to orange after eating large quantities of carrots.

I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar