JAUNDICE - A yellowing of the skin, eyes, and sublingual (under the tongue) area that occurs when there is an overabundance of bilirubin in the bloodstream. Common in cases of hepatitis. May also occur in the newborn. Conditions that can result in jaundice include: drug side effects, drug-induced hepatitis, pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, choledocholithiasis, biliary atresia, bile duct stricture, Gilbert's syndrome, Dubin-Johnson syndrome, cholestasis of pregnancy, newborn jaundice, blood transfusion reaction, hemolytic anemia, viral hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, and malaria. See bilirubin and newborn jaundice.