Diseases

Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

Accumulation of BILIRUBIN, a breakdown product of HEME PROTEINS, in the BLOOD during the first weeks of life. This may lead to NEONATAL JAUNDICE. The excess bilirubin may exist in the unconjugated (indirect) or the conjugated (direct) form. The condition may be self-limiting (PHYSIOLOGICAL NEONATAL JAUNDICE) or pathological with toxic levels of bilirubin.

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Accumulation of BILIRUBIN, a breakdown product of HEME PROTEINS, in the BLOOD during the first weeks of life. This may lead to NEONATAL JAUNDICE. The excess bilirubin may exist in the unconjugated (indirect) or the conjugated (direct) form. The condition may be self-limiting (PHYSIOLOGICAL NEONATAL JAUNDICE) or pathological with toxic levels of bilirubin.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Hyperbilirubinemia During Infancy
  • Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal
  • During Infancies, Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Infancy, Hyperbilirubinemia During
  • Direct Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal
  • Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal
  • Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal Direct
  • Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal Indirect
  • Neonatal Direct Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Neonatal Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

check the tag, INFANT, NEWBORN

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History Note

2006; use JAUNDICE, NEONATAL 1976-2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Jaundice, Neonatal (1965-2005)

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  1. C16w.614.451
  2. C23.550.429.249

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WS 421

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051556. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051556
  2. Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68155417