yellow disease


xan·tho·chro·mi·a

(zan'thō-krō'mē-ă), Occurrence of patches of yellow color in the skin, resembling xanthoma, but without the nodules or plates. Synonym(s): xanthoderma (1) , yellow disease, yellow skin (1) [xantho- + G. chrōma, color]

yellow disease

A nonspecific term for yellowish patches on the skin. The classic cause of acquired xanthoderma is massive consumption of carrots (hypercarotenemia).