Teen Notices a Yellow Tint to Her Skin. Months Later, She's Told She’ll Die Without a Liver Transplant (Exclusive) In 2018, Emma Mendelssohn was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, a rare ...

Emma Mendelssohn was just 15 when she first noticed a yellow tint creeping into her skin. Years later, having undergone two liver transplants, she's now sharing her story on TikTok.

That familiar yellow tint — the same early symptom from years earlier — had returned. She went home for winter break and had labs done, hoping it would be a quick fix.

NEED TO KNOW Emma Mendelssohn was just 15 when she first noticed a yellow tint creeping into her skin The high school sophomore from the San Francisco Bay Area emailed her doctor, who told her to keep ...