What Can Make The Skin On My Hands Yellow?

Though a little disturbing, there are a number of ways that fingers can turn yellow - many of which are not serious. The best thing to do if your skin does begin to change shade is to talk to your doctor about the problem.

One of the most common reasons for skin discoloration is a condition called jaundice; this is caused by excessive bilirubin in the system. Excessive bilirubun or retiring blood cells in the liver causes the yellow condition. Bilirubin becomes excessive if the liver is under trauma or diseased or if there are issues with the billuary duct - found in the lower part of the stomach. When bilirubin can’t escape it begins to show through the skin as part of a yellow pigment. Jaundice can be normal and newborn babies often have it after the trauma of birth. However it can also be a sign of something more serious such as hepatitis, malaria, hemolytic anemia, pancreatic cancer and other liver diseases, such as cirrhosis which can also lead to it.

Another reason for yellow fingers can be Hypercarotenemia. This is caused by eating too many beta carotene rich foods such as carrots, beets, oranges and sweet potatoes. The excessive amount of beta carotene in the system causes the skin to take a different colour. This change usually begins in the feet and hands and then spreads. It can also be a sign of anorexia, especially if the person eats a lot of beta carotene foods as part of their diet.

Lymphedema may also be a cause of yellow hands. This is a disease of the fingers when the nail begins to detach from the cuticle itself

TNT poisoning can also cause yellow hands as well as no hands. The explosive reacts with melanin in handlers skin to cause hands to turn yellow.

Is it just her palms I'm mean if it were wouldn't that indicate its something shes touching on a regular basis tell her to think through all the daily routines she has . When I had a bad case of gall stones my full body was yellow but you have a lot of pain and other symptoms with that good luck see her gp if things don't improve

Hi I have the same thing, I also know it has been with me for a long time. So far back, as I remember as a child when I drew people I often used an orange colour (in a limited craon box) instead of pink because to me it was closer to skin colour.
Recently I was talking to a homeopath. As a child I had a "light" case of jaundice this tends to leave one with a weakened liver hence your friend has a natural aversion to alcohol as do I.
You might find he/she is also very sensitive to over amounts of refined sugars and even possibly yeast but that depends on the person. This shows up on the hands and at times a light yellow colour in the eye whites when the liver is under strain. In bad cases one may have a slight pain under the rib cage. Try do some liver cleanses they can make a big difference to how one feels and keep a close watch on the diet as well as synthetic vitamins(unfortunately that includes most of them on the market).

If this person on pain meds?if so could def effect the liver turn certain parts of the skin to turn a yellowish,do they smoke?

The dark yellow color of palms can be due to many reasons. It can be anemia that is lack of blood. It can be jaundice. Go for all liver functions test and hepatitis screening tests. Take appropriate treatment after differential diagnosis.

Does she work with any type of plastics or vinyl materials. Sometimes even brown trash wire ties 'leach' a type of dye which appears yellow only because 'some' of the brown is coming off.

Lack of blood would make your skin yellow: this is a circulation problem. See a doctor.

Some acids use to clean metals can turn hands yellow. Gold, silver, stainless steel, etc.

Hi ann,    Does your friend smoke?  Does she eat a lot of deep yellow vegetables, i.e.: Carrots?    I suggest that she see her doctor ASAP to find out what is going on.    My best wishes and prayers are with both of you now.    Jo

I have the same thing and palms of my hands and soles of my feet it's from eating or drinking lots of carrots.

Jeg lider af anoreksi.. Og mine hænder er næsten hele tiden gule.. Med lilla/blå negle. Når jeg fryser hvertfald.. Men måske har jeg også noget med leveren, eller mere alvorligt..?? Hjælp..!