Carotenemia is an excess of beta-carotene in the blood.
It is a common and mostly harmless condition in infants
appearing when infants begin to eat solids.
When they eat too many foods containing beta-carotene (e.g. pumpkin, carrot, most yellow or orange vegetables),
the baby receives too much beta-carotene and some is deposited in the skin.
This gives the skin a yellow or orange coloring.
Whereas this condition is usually harmless,
it is important to distinguish it from jaundice or other very serious
conditions which also cause yellow skin or orange skin.
Note that beta-carotene excess should not cause yellow eyes whereas jaundice
usually does, though there are exceptions.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about
any discoloration of your child's skin.
Researching symptoms of Carotenemia: Further information about the symptoms of Carotenemia is available including a list of symptoms of Carotenemia, other diseases that might have similar symptoms in differential diagnosis of Carotenemia, or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center.
Misdiagnosis and Carotenemia: Research more detailed information about misdiagnosis of Carotenemia, underlying causes of Carotenemia (possibly misdiagnosed), or research misdiagnosis of other diseases
Treatments for Carotenemia: Various information is available about treatments available for Carotenemia, or research treatments for other diseases.
|Contents for Carotenemia:|
Last revision: May 30, 2003
Medical Tools & Articles:
- Risk Factor Center
- Medical Statistics Center
- Medical Treatment Center
- Prevention Center
- Medical Tests Center