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Neonatal jaundice; Other names: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal icterus, jaundice in newborns: Jaundice in a newborn: Specialty: Pediatrics: Symptoms: Yellowish discoloration of the skin and white part of the eyes [1] Complications: Seizures, cerebral palsy, kernicterus [1] Usual onset: Newborns [1] Types: Physiologic, pathologic [1] Causes
Physiologic jaundice can be a benign condition that presents in newborns until two weeks of life. [2] However, jaundice that continues after two weeks requires follow up with measurement of total and conjugated bilirubin. [3] Elevated levels of conjugated bilirubin are never benign and require further evaluation for neonatal cholestasis. [3]
Jaundice is commonly associated with severity of disease with an incidence of up to 40% of patients requiring intensive care in ICU experiencing jaundice. [48] The causes of jaundice in the intensive care setting is both due to jaundice as the primary reason for ICU stay or as a morbidity to an underlying disease (i.e. sepsis). [48]
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Most neonates with congenital CMV infection will not have any symptoms, but a minority of infected newborns will have symptomatic infection. Common symptoms include rash, microcephaly (small head), low birth weight, jaundice, thrombocytopenia, seizures and retinitis.
Isoimmunization occurs when the maternal immune system is sensitized to red blood cell surface antigens. The most common causes of isoimmunization are blood transfusion, and fetal-maternal hemorrhage. [12] The hemolytic process can result in anemia, hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal thrombocytopenia, and neonatal neutropenia. [6]
This bizarre side effect of eating too many carrots mostly occurs in children, and it is often misdiagnosed as jaundice, because of the similar symptoms. However, carotenemia doesn’t cause ...
Symptoms: Yellowish skin, dark urine, shortness of breath [1] Complications: Anemia, newborn jaundice [2] [1] Usual onset: Within a few days of a trigger [2] Causes: Genetic (X-linked recessive) [1] Risk factors: Triggered by infections, certain medication, stress, foods such as fava beans [1] [3] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms, blood ...