Newborn jaundice
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Newborn jaundice is a condition marked by high levels of bilirubin in the blood. The increased bilirubin causes the infant's skin and whites of the eyes (sclera) to look yellow.
Newborn Jaundice Definition
Neonatal jaundice: Yellowish staining of the skin and whites of the newborn's eyes (sclerae) by pigment of bile (bilirubin). In newborn babies a degree of jaundice is normal.
Newborn jaundice
Alternate Names : Jaundice of the newborn, Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
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Newborn Jaundice Overview
Jaundice is a yellow discoloration of the skin and the white part (the sclera) of the eyes. It results from having too much of a substance called bilirubin in the blood.
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Newborn jaundice - what to ask your doctor
Your baby has newborn jaundice. This common condition is caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood. Your child's skin and sclera (whites of their eyes) will look yellow.
Newborn jaundice
A common condition in newborns, jaundice refers to the yellow color of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by excess bilirubin in the blood.
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Newborn jaundice
The yellowing of a newborn's skin, usually beginning on the second or thirdday after birth and lasting a week to ten days.
Newborn jaundice
Newborn babies are often born with the symptoms of jaundice. At a very young age the various systems that are used to remove bilirubin from the body aren't fully developed.
Newborn jaundice
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Newborn jaundice (producing yellow skin) can have many causes, but the majority of these infants have a condition called physiological jaundice, a natural occurrence in the newborn due to the immature liver.
Newborn jaundice can be diagnosed by examining the infant and testing blood levels of bilirubin. A blood test involves collecting a small amount (one-half teaspoon) of blood. Results of blood testing are available in most hospitals within a few hours.
Normal newborn jaundice is the result of two conditions occurring at the same time-a prehepatic and a hepatic source of excess bilirubin. First of all, the baby at birth immediately begins converting hemoglobin from a fetal type to an adult type.
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Jaundice in infants occur when the baby's liver may not be developed enough to efficiently rid the body of bilirubin. Symptoms of jaundice include yellowish colored eyes, and yellowing of the skin.
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Newborn jaundice occurs because the hemoglobin in a fetus is different than those babies outside the womb. When a baby is born his or her body goes through a transition period in which the hemoglobin types change.
If your baby experiences any of these symptoms do not assume it is due to newborn jaundice. These symptoms may be caused by other, less serious health conditions. If your baby experiences any one of them, see your baby’s doctor.
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With the exception of normal newborn jaundice in the first week of life, all other jaundice indicates overload or damage to the liver, or inability to move bilirubin from the liver through the biliary tract to the gut.
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