yellow skin

Why did my skin turn my bathwater yellow?  Also yellow is on my bathrobe everywhere it touches my skin.  I have lupus, but that is not a symptom.  Can the body leech out something through the skin?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
There are a few possibilities which need to be explored like carotenemia(Excessive intake of vitamin A precursors in foods), riboflavinemia, use of the oral multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor sorafenib and lycopenemia. You should get these possibilities evaluated from a physician.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.