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Revision as of 19:49, 28 December 2017

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

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 ==Overview==
 ==Classification==
-Neonatal jaundice can be '''physiological''' or '''pathological'''. Neonatal physiological jaundice is usually harmless: this condition is often seen in [[infants]] around the second day after birth, lasting until day 8 in normal births, or to around day 14 in [[premature birth]]s. Serum [[bilirubin]] normally drops to a low level without any intervention required: the jaundice is presumably a consequence of metabolic and physiological adjustments after birth. In extreme cases, a brain-damaging condition known as [[kernicterus]] can occur; there are concerns that this condition has been rising in recent years due to inadequate detection and treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Neonatal jaundice is a risk factor for hearing loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aapnews.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/18/5/231|title=Increased vigilance needed to prevent kernicterus in newborns --O�Keefe 18 (5): 231 -- AAP News |accessdate=2007-06-27 |format=|work=}}</ref>
+*Neonatal jaundice can be classified based on the etiology of jaundice into:
+**Pathological jaundice: It can be classified based on the type of the hyperbilirubinemia into two subtypes:
+***Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
+***Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
+**Physiological jaundice
+**Breastfeeding jaundice
+**Hemolytic jaundice
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