INTERMITTENT JAUNDICE

cholelithiasis (with passage of stones)

chronic pancreatitis (acute exacerbations)

carcinoma of ampulla of Vater

exacerbations of chronic liver disease, eg. alcohol-related

intermittent haemolysis, eg. G6PD deficiency

Gilbert's syndrome (mild jaundice during acute illness or fasting)

Dublin-Johnson syndrome

Caroli's disease (recurrent cholangitis or obstruction)

benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis ('BRIC')

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