Diseases

Neonatal Jaundice

Yellow discoloration of the SKIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; and SCLERA in the NEWBORN. It is a sign of NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA. Most cases are transient self-limiting (PHYSIOLOGICAL NEONATAL JAUNDICE) occurring in the first week of life, but some can be a sign of pathological disorders, particularly LIVER DISEASES.

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Yellow discoloration of the SKIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; and SCLERA in the NEWBORN. It is a sign of NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA. Most cases are transient self-limiting (PHYSIOLOGICAL NEONATAL JAUNDICE) occurring in the first week of life, but some can be a sign of pathological disorders, particularly LIVER DISEASES.

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7 entry terms
  • Jaundice, Neonatal
  • Icterus Gravis Neonatorum
  • Physiological Neonatal Jaundice
  • Severe Jaundice in Neonate
  • Severe Jaundice in Newborn
  • Jaundice, Physiological Neonatal
  • Neonatal Jaundice, Physiological

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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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check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN

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History Note

1966; for ICTERUS GRAVIS NEONATORUM use ERYTHROBLASTOSIS FETAL 1975-2005

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Neonatal Jaundice. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007567. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007567
  2. Neonatal Jaundice. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonatal_jaundice
  3. Neonatal Jaundice. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1755487