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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 '''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> | ||
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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 births. 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.[1]
References
- ↑ [http://aapnews.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/18/5/231 "Increased vigilance needed to prevent kernicterus in newborns --O�Keefe 18 (5): 231 -- AAP News"]. Retrieved 2007-06-27. replacement character in
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